PreSurgery Supervised Weight Loss

[VSG_FireMedic 16]

I am currently within the BMI that my insurance requires to cover my VSG surgery. One caveat is three months of physician supervised diet/exercise.

My question is if I were to drop one or two BMI points below the requirement during this 3 months, will my insurance no longer cover the surgery?

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[RoadRunner13 2]

I was told, no. Your starting weight is what counts

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[Jenjen2016 32]

I was told the same

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[olamae 16]

I too am concerned with this and cannot get a straight answer from the insurance company. So ask the surgeon and ask the insurance.

[blizair09 3,250]

I lost 100 pounds in my six-month pre-op diet, and fell to just right at a 40 BMI on the day of surgery, and every thing went through just fine.

[olamae 16]

Most insurance 40 bmi with no comorbids is what they require. I'm at 42.6 with no comorbids. trying to lose a pound a month lol

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