Cigna

[WhitneyMc 26]

Anyone have Cigna health insurance and knows how long you had to wait for surgery.

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[ajg91342 36]

I have Cigna and am actually still waiting for the approval. My doctor's office supposedly submitted the paperwork to them on 4/18, although Cigna says they didn't get it until 4/22. They had some back and forth since then and the review officially started 4/26. Cigna told me they have a 15 business day response period, although they are typically much faster than that.

[GoingRogue 53]

Cigna requires you to see a doctor for 6 months prior to surgery.

[ajg91342 36]

They actually changed their policy and now only require 3 months supervised diet. They also used to require a sleep study, but that was another thing that changed. Thank goodness! Hoping to get my approval this week.

[WhitneyMc 26]

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[GoingRogue 53]

Seriously? Wow...I'm 3.5 months into mine so I guess I may be ready to go sooner than I thought. That of course is if I can ever get schedule for psych eval and upper GI!

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[DA2837 4]

I have cigna as well, the entire process took me one month, mainly because they were lagging and overloaded it sounded like, but it was submitted on April 14, then for some reason cancelled, they resubmitted on may 2nd, and approved just this monday! Surgery is today for me, woo! As long as you meet the minimum requirements ie BMI or health issue, you should be approved just fine. Best of luck!

[RobertD16 47]

Hello...I have cigna and I turned in all the proper paperwork and result and got my answer in 3 days...June 3rd is my surgery date...extremely scared and excited.

[Jfr56 11]

I started in January and got my approval letter last week. Now I'm waiting for my surgery date.

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[gettingsleeved1 79]

I have AZ Cigna (which is a 6 month requirement), it doesn't say anything about having to lose x amount of weight, etc. How much did you all lose? I'm scared because I've only lost 5, and my final weigh in is Thursday. I don't want to get denied

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[Jfr56 11]

I think I lost 4 then gained 2 then lost 2 to 3 and maintained. I was rough but I was told not to worry over a few lbs either way cuz it can be Water weight, clothing etc

[Jfr56 11]

Good luck to you. I was sleeved on 6/24/16.

Good luck to you. I was sleeved on 6/24/16.

[GoingRogue 53]

My doctor told me to lose 20lbs. I gained some after that so I still have 8 lbs to go. I plan on losing more if I can.

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