How long after insurance approval?

[Kidbxrs 2]

I just want to hear from others how long after they did what the insurance needed them to do. Like the 3 or 6 month supervised diet. How long after that was done did you have a surgery date or your surgery?

My final weigh in is May 16 and paper work will be sent to the insurance. I should be approved fairly fast i would assume. I talked to my Bariatric Coordinator today and she said once the approval is back to her it will take me 3 weeks to get in to see the surgeon, then i will start my presurgery stuff and will take another 6 to 8 weeks for complete all of that. Does this seem unreasonable to anyone? 3 Months after my insurance approves me before I have my surgery???????

[adashnau 22]

They set a date for me prior to sending it to insurance for approval, once I had completed all of their requirements. Insurance approved in a day and my date was confirmed.

[Kidbxrs 2]

My surgeon wont even schedual an appointment with me until all my insurance stuff is done and approved then i have to do al of his requirements so around 3 months total they said. This just seems long to me. i have seen people on here that once they do the requirements for the insurance they have a surgery date within a few weeks.

[mrslopez 12]

Once i finished my 6 months i had surgery within about 3.5 weeks

[KristenLe 5,979]

My pre-op testing won't happen until after insurance authorization is received. I just found that out today too. I just hope it's not more than 4 weeks though.

[cindyw41 761]

My pre-op visit was Dec 1st. Right after my last class for my 6 month supervised diet. My surgery was Jan 12th. I left my Pre Op visit with my date. My insurance didn't approve until the week of Christmas.

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Edited April 23, 2016 by cindyw41

[con con 142]

I was approved and surgery scheduled 2 months out

[Elle09 157]

I was approved 5 April and surgery is scheduled 28 April.

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[beggingtobehealthy 97]

My surgeons program is a bit longer than others but my insurance required 6 months of nutrition, a pulmonologist, a couple other things, then they tried to get it authed through my primary insurance which didn't cover it but my secondary came back after a couple weeks and approved it

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Oh I should say I started the program in June 2015 and am having surgery today. So about ten months later

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