CIGNA Insurance

[TheMrsAsh18 24]

Hi Everyone! I have a question about insurance. My Insurance covers weight loss surgery. I just had twins in June and I've hit all my out of pockets, so I figured this would be the best time to have surgery. My insurance requires 3 diet consults with a dietician. Well I didn't lose any weight during this time. I met wth the psychologist for the evaluation and she said that I would be a great candidate. So I'm worried I won't be able to have surgery bc I didn't lose the weight.... anyone else's gone through anything similar?

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[Bufflehead 6,358]

Does your insurance require you to lose weight while doing your dietitian visits?

[TheMrsAsh18 24]

I don't know... my dietician would ask what things I was doing and I told her... I did incorporate her suggestions

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[Bufflehead 6,358]

See if you can get a copy of your plan document or member benefit handbook. If they don't specifically set out a weight loss requirement, it would seem unfair of them to deny your approval because you didn't meet a requirement they never told you about? Good luck!

[wmchavez14 7]

I have Cigna and was sleeved earlier this month. They don't require a certain amount to lose, they just want to see you in a weight loss management program.

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[TheMrsAsh18 24]

So as long as I was seeing the dietician and attempting my goals, would that be good enough?

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[beaker27 37]

I have Cigna insurance and am on my second month of the supervised diet....Well I meet with the NUT tomorrow for the second time and my phy visit. My NUT said on my first visit that Cigna doesn't require any weight loss. But, we were told at the initial bariatric seminar that we aren't allowed to gain weight during the pre-op diet or we would be dropped from the program because they know that most insurance companies will 99% of the time deny you.