BMI over 50?

[chikesweightlossjourney 4]

I've been doing research and I am aware that a lot of insurance companies want you to go though a supervised for at lear 6 months and some don't. I've also heard that, if you BMI is over 50, then this doesn't apply to you in most cases. They will try to get you approved and get your surgery scheduled asap. Is this true or nah?

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

@@chikesweightlossjourney - Nope. It really depends on the insurance company. There are plenty of people on here who had BMI's over 50 that still had to do medically supervised diets.

[harley_quinn25 80]

Def not true my bmi is over 50 and I still have to do 3 months of supervised nutrition

[Djmohr 6,965]

Definitely not true. As my surgeon said: a person can have one foot in the grave and one on a banana peel and they will still have to go through the required process that the insurance company requires.

It all depends on the insurance company.

[gowalking 10,790]

Same here. My starting BMI was over 50 and I too had to do three months supervised for the insurance company.

[Cupcake 801]

I agree with the above statements my BMI was over 50 and I had alot of health issues i was a diabetic type 2 taking 6 insulin shoots a day, high blood pressure, and high chloysterial and I still had to do a 6 month supervised weight management program with a state of excellence facility. Good luck.

[SmilingBeauty 223]

My starting BMI is over 50 and I was not required to do a 6 month diet. I was lucky that my insurance company did not require it for surgery.

[sophie'sChoice 269]

Unfortunatley it is in the hands of the insurance company like the others have said. You can tell by my stats that my BMI was WAY over 50 and I still had to do the 6 month supervised diet before we could submit for approval. Good luck to you!

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

Mine was way over 50 with no comorbs and I didn't have one. My cousin is going to another hospital here in the city and has to do a 10 week pre-op diet..

[MichiganChic 3,262]

Depends on your plan. I was lucky that I didn't have to wait because my BMI was over 50.

[TEXASLADY52 264]

Read your policy or call in and have them to tell you how it reads. It is all based on what your policy says. Mine had me to do a 3 month.

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

It also depends on the protocol set up by the bariatric program you choose. This is a good question to ask at your first appointment so you know exactly what you are signing up for.

Edited January 29, 2015 by BLERDgirl

[kyrickchick64 468]

Mine was over 50 and Cigna made me jump all the hoops

[mrscherry2010 14]

BMI of 54 here and had to follow 6 months of weigh ins... Plus all the surgeon requirements. One more step to go for this girl right here!!! Good luck to you

[ready2B 263]

My insurance didn't require a preop diet, nor did my surgeon - and neither depended on what my BMI was. (Mine was right at 50 though it made no difference.)