Denied- Should I be calling my Insurance Co?

[jessdawn37 27]

May I ask why you got denied and what insurance company you have? I'm so afraid of getting denied too

[KSTUZ 438]

May I ask why you got denied and what insurance company you have? I'm so afraid of getting denied too

Hi Jess yeah, I have Aetna and they denied me for a net gain. I had lost a lot while my husband was in the hospital. I could barely breathe let alone eat. They took that as my first weigh in.

So I was screwed from the start.

On to second level appeal!!!!!!

Aetna watch out!!

[jessdawn37 27]

Good luck! I'll be praying that it gets approved for you!

[DredLocDiva 22]

Don't give up! I was denied twice by BCBS, before finally getting approved. The first denial BCBS claimed that one month in my 3 year history the my bmi dropped below 35 and I didn't have the comorbidities they required. The second denial was due to a height issue. The surgeon's office listed my height at 5'1, my doctor office had it a 5'0 which changed my bmi. At this point I decided to leave that surgeon's office which I hated to do because I liked the surgeon, but his coordinator was absolutely awful. I think switching to a more competent bariatric coordinator worked in my case. She submitted my file online and I had my approval in a matter of minutes. I'll be praying this works out in your favor.