Surgery Scheduled in one month. Does this mean I am approved?

[sally628 63]

So my surgery has been scheduled at a major Boston for Mar 3. I'm excited but wonder about insurance. They handle the insurance but I am not sure if has even been submitted yet. I have had all my visits with psyche, nutrition, etc. The only thing i have left is an endoscopy next week. If they already scheduled me am I to assume they do not think there will be an issue? I have a BMI of 40 and no sleep apnea or anything else. I just didn't realize I could be denied? I have two health insurance plans.

[sleevinpops 303]

Sally, your close, but until the dr.s office tells you your approved or you get the approval notice in the mail, it is not confirmed. Try calling your insurance, they may tell you over the phone.

Good luck!

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[trekker954 421]

The EDG is typically the surgeon's requirement not insurance. Too many surgeons schedule you so that they know what their calendar looks like, they think nothing of canceling last minute. Pick up the phone right now and call your insurance company and ask if your paperwork was even submitted yet. You can't be sure until you receive something from your insurance company saying you've been approved.

[Debbie Jean 406]

You need to call your doctor or insurance to verify approval. Some doctors will schedule you prior to approval so they get you into the hospitals schedule. But this is not necessarily insurance approval. If you aren't approved they just cancel the surgical appointment.

My doctor scheduled after insurance was approved so this was never an issue. But I know people whose doctors did the scheduling first then went through the approval process.

Oftentimes a call directly to your insurer is the quickest way to get your current status.

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Edited January 30, 2017 by Debbie Jean

[LIA-70 136]

Call ur insurance to make sure. 24 hrs b4 surgery mine was still not approved. I had a melt down when ins tried to give me run around and my surgery was possibly getting delayed, next avail date was 2 months out. In the end it all worked out but the stress was so unwelcome 24hrs b4 surgery.

CW 218

VSG 1/6/2017

SW 242 GW 140

Woohoo

...summer 2017 here we come ????

Edited January 30, 2017 by LIA-70