prior auth

[Kat1969 3]

i have blue shield of california and it does cover gastric sleeve with prior auth does anyone have any ideal what they would want me to do to get me approved

[SuzyQutie 63]

i have blue shield of california and it does cover gastric sleeve with prior auth does anyone have any ideal what they would want me to do to get me approved

I as well have blue Cross through Texas.

They required 3 months of supervised weight loss through my provider, to see a psychiatrist with testing ( it was crazy easy), see dietician, pre-op Bariatric support class.

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[tibbie10 5]

My insurance didn’t pay for anything. There was an exclusion clause that says it doesn’t cover any type of Bariatric surgery. That sucked! Although, next year my insurance will cover it. That doesn’t help me now, but knowing it may someone else makes me happy.

[Apple203 1,314]

i have blue shield of california and it does cover gastric sleeve with prior auth does anyone have any ideal what they would want me to do to get me approved

HI there, call your insurance company and ask for a written copy of your policy for Bariatric Surgery. Your group has some bearing on this. And, ask your surgeon what s/he requires, too. MY insurance company required 6 months of supervised diet (and they mean a whole 180 days, not just 6 visits). My surgeon required a TON of pre-op testing.