Insurance approval

[1excited 15]

be advised after u get clearance from your ins co. there will be more test.. then u will get a surgery date

@@taweedeegirl what other tests did you need. I was told all I would need is blood work.

Edited February 12, 2016 by 1excited

[sassyfrass23 525]

My file was submitted last Friday and I called UHC tonight to verify that they'd received it. According to the rep I spoke with, they still don't see it in their system.

[taweedeegirl 68]

be advised after u get clearance from your ins co. there will be more test.. then u will get a surgery date

@@taweedeegirl what other tests did you need. I was told all I would need is blood work.

depending on their qualifications or surgeons request ekg ..chest x rays .. ultrasound ..maybe upper GI or GERD test.. once u met with surgeon they will tell u

[1excited 15]

be advised after u get clearance from your ins co. there will be more test.. then u will get a surgery date

@@taweedeegirl what other tests did you need. I was told all I would need is blood work.

depending on their qualifications or surgeons request ekg ..chest x rays .. ultrasound ..maybe upper GI or GERD test.. once u met with surgeon they will tell u

@@taweedeegirl I already did all of that stuff. I had to get clearance from a cardiologist (I had a full heart work up-ekg and echocardiogram), I had a chest x ray, an EGD, blood work, physical with PCP, I had to submit full medical records from PCP, sleep study, results from last Pap, and something else but I cannot remember. My surgeon required all of that before they would submit. All I need to do once I get approval is my pre-op with PCP and pre-op blood work. At my first appointment with my surgeon she gave me a list of things she wanted before she would submit

Edited February 12, 2016 by 1excited

[taweedeegirl 68]

well then you are good to go the last thing you do need is your surgery date ..I've been corrected

[taweedeegirl 68]

did your PCP have to put in a referral to get approval before you saw your surgeon?!

if she already sent in the approval for you to see the surgeon then the insurance company has already cleared it

all you need is your date!! I am at the same status right now ..only difference is I have to do my upper G.I. test to see if it is clear

[1excited 15]

did your PCP have to put in a referral to get approval before you saw your surgeon?!

if she already sent in the approval for you to see the surgeon then the insurance company has already cleared it

all you need is your date!! I am at the same status right now ..only difference is I have to do my upper G.I. test to see if it is clear

@@taweedeegirl my surgeon required a letter of support from my PCP. I spoke with insurance today and they said I will have an answer by next Thursday. I think I will be stalker girl tomorrow and call them tomorrow anyway lol lol lol

[taweedeegirl 68]

did your PCP have to put in a referral to get approval before you saw your surgeon?!

if she already sent in the approval for you to see the surgeon then the insurance company has already cleared it

all you need is your date!! I am at the same status right now ..only difference is I have to do my upper G.I. test to see if it is clear

@@taweedeegirl my surgeon required a letter of support from my PCP. I spoke with insurance today and they said I will have an answer by next Thursday. I think I will be stalker girl tomorrow and call them tomorrow anyway lol lol lol

I know that's right????????????

[ryn2short 5]

My file was submitted last Friday and I called UHC tonight to verify that they'd received it. According to the rep I spoke with, they still don't see it in their system.

u have to be on ur surgeons office hard cause they be slacking when it comes to certain things

[sassyfrass23 525]

My file was submitted last Friday and I called UHC tonight to verify that they'd received it. According to the rep I spoke with, they still don't see it in their system.

u have to be on ur surgeons office hard cause they be slacking when it comes to certain things

I emailed my benefits coordinator right after that call. I would like to think they AREN'T lying about when they submitted it...but I'm a bit suspicious. So now I've made it a point to let them know that I am monitoring this part of the process closely. I have my next appointment on the 24th and was hoping to have approval by then so we can schedule my surgery and get this show on the freakin road. I've been working on this since June of 2015.......

....so I'm ready to have an answer and get on with my NEW life already.

[zabbakaye 19]

I am in the same situation. I found out last Thursday that I've been approved. Now I am waiting to be scheduled. It seems like I've been waiting FOREVER

[1excited 15]

I am in the same situation. I found out last Thursday that I've been approved. Now I am waiting to be scheduled. It seems like I've been waiting FOREVER

@@zabbakaye what insurance do you have and how long did the approval take?

[zabbakaye 19]

I'm disabled so I have Medicare and Medicaid. It has taken me a total of 14 months so far. I have Graves' disease so I had to have my thyroid removed last March. It has been a LONG time coming

[ryn2short 5]

I'm disabled so I have Medicare and Medicaid. It has taken me a total of 14 months so far. I have Graves' disease so I had to have my thyroid removed last March. It has been a LONG time coming

im happy for u

[zabbakaye 19]

Thank you