Can I change surgeons after approval?

[alexandraaa14 2]

Hi everyone. I've been having problems with the scheduling at my surgeon's office and am disconcerted by their behavior. In a previous post here, I mentioned that there was an oddly long wait to get a date. I waited the entire time frame (plus a few days) that the scheduler gave me for her to call, and she did not call.

I contacted her today and she said I should expect a call in the next TWO weeks from today (well over a month from my approval). This is making me sick to my stomach as I am up against a deadline here to get the surgery. I mentioned this and it seemed to be brushed off.

Backstory aside, is there any way to contact my insurance company and try to see if they'll switch my approval/pre-authorization to another hospital? Does anyone know if this has been done before? Thank you!

[woo woo 872]

Yes you can. Get the approval paperwork from the original doc and give to the new one. They will just have to resubmit but it should go through fine.

I don't know if this will save you time, but it can certainly be done as I had to do it because of a move.

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[alexandraaa14 2]

Yes you can. Get the approval paperwork from the original doc and give to the new one. They will just have to resubmit but it should go through fine.

I don't know if this will save you time, but it can certainly be done as I had to do it because of a move.

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Wow this is great news...thank you so much!