Is this the norm?

[ViciousVixen 35]

Last Tuesday I had my first consult with my surgeon and my psych eval. Today I finally called my patient advocate to see what was going on with my insurance:

This is the way it breaks down. I have an $800 deductible. My surgery is 80% covered and it looks like at the end of it all I'll have an out of pocket expense of $1, 032. My insurance requires:

Weight/BMI

Dietitian Eval

Psych Eval

Blood work- appointment tomorrow mooring at 10am

Upper GI Study- calling tomorrow to schedule it

sleep Study

Pre op kit- not sure what this all entails

I wonder if I'll have to see the dietitian for an extended period of time? My patient advocate only mentioned the eval. What is a pre op kit?

I'm getting anxious cause now I have to talk to the husband about all this... fingers crossed!

[JCP 619]

I don't know what a pre-op kit is... Perhaps Vitamins and educational material? But your plan sounds pretty darned good. My out of pocket will be about 3k after my 500 deductible. Many of the folks in my support group say their portion is 5k. So good for you!

[JCP 619]

Oh, as for the rest of your prereqs, that sounds pretty similar to mine. I have not been told of any nutritional followups but know I will at a minimum be seeing the physician and having lab work for a period of time afterward.