Insurance approval

[Okiny 2]

Hello everyone,
I'm new here and I'm at the end of my 6 months I actually have my 6 months appointment on November 20, 2018, so my question is how long into the process your claim and send everything to get approval I'm hoping to have my surgery in December but my surgeons office is always so busy I'm worried it will take a little while to get them to submit my paperwork. Any input will be appreciated

[GreenTealael 25,523]

When you go in for your final appt, let the office manager or surgeon know you want to be scheduled ASAP when approved. Even that you will take a cancellation date if someone drops out (if you are really in a rush)

Safe Journey!

Edited November 19, 2018 by GreenTealael

[anonbaribabe 236]

After my last weigh-in I called my doctor's office to make sure that paperwork was submitted (good thing I did because she actually forgot to do it! 😑). After that, I called my insurance provider and asked them to let me know when they had received it—since she had already dropped the ball once I wanted to make sure that she sent it when she said she had. It took a few days for the paperwork to appear in their system (which they said was normal). Once they received it in their system, I was approved the next day. Overall, it only took four days for my paperwork to be sent in and received before I was approved.

[Queenbee34 71]

I just finished my last appt on 11/28/2018 and I called my insurance company today to make sure the papers were there. I've read to many forums where peoples papers weren't sent or were lost in the system. So I was on top of it today. They said they had them and were waiting to assign them to a nurse for review. So fingers crossed!!!! I hope my goes that fast.

[Tinainjax 17]

On 11/29/2018 at 5:50 PM, Queenbee34 said:

I just finished my last appt on 11/28/2018 and I called my insurance company today to make sure the papers were there. I've read to many forums where peoples papers weren't sent or were lost in the system. So I was on top of it today. They said they had them and were waiting to assign them to a nurse for review. So fingers crossed!!!! I hope my goes that fast.

Did you get your approval?

[Queenbee34 71]

8 minutes ago, Tinainjax said:

Did you get your approval?

I called my insurance company today to see what the status was. It's still pending but a funny thing happened after I had called. About an hr later I get a phone call from my insurance company so I started getting excited. The lady said I am calling for Pam I'm with the authorization dept. I said No this isn't Pam but I'm waiting on my bariatric approval. The lady said oooohhh sorry I dialed the wrong number I was calling a drs office.

Before I could say are you looking at my chart the lady hung up. So I do know Pam works at my Bariatric Dr's office soooo fingers crossed!!!!!!

[PALOMABELLA 45]

Hello everyone,

I'm new here and I'm at the end of my 6 months I actually have my 6 months appointment on November 20, 2018, so my question is how long into the process your claim and send everything to get approval I'm hoping to have my surgery in December but my surgeons office is always so busy I'm worried it will take a little while to get them to submit my paperwork. Any input will be appreciated

I had to wait 6 months also n now my surgeon is so backed up i have to wait an extra 5 months. So imagine...im scheduled for may... So now i wonder...what if i gain weight in those 5 months of waiting??

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[LadySin 404]

4 hours ago, PALOMABELLA said:

I had to wait 6 months also n now my surgeon is so backed up i have to wait an extra 5 months. So imagine...im scheduled for may... So now i wonder...what if i gain weight in those 5 months of waiting??

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That's just unacceptable! I'm so sorry you have to wait that long. Maybe you can reserch other clinics int the area? Let them know what's going on. You won't have to redo those six months as long as your current office releases the medical records to your new office. Think of it this way. Would you wait 5 months to fix your car that could die at some point? Or would you find a new mechanic? You are so much more important then any car sis!

[Okiny 2]

I’m so sorry you have to wait that long but I would check other clinics I heard that you don’t have to redo everything !!! My office has a long weight as well but it’s only one month and I’m ok with waiting for January surgery .

[Queenbee34 71]

I got my approval today!!!! Just waiting on the office scheduler to call me for my surgery date!!! Thinking it will happen by the end of the year I'm so excited!!!!!!