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Hello,

I am at the very end of my process, just waiting for my processing team to look over my file and make sure it fits everything insurance is requiring. I just wondering how long it took all of you to go through your "processing" phase. Not how long it took insurance to approve, just how long it took your processing team to submit your prior authorization to insurance after everything was completed? I'm almost at two weeks and no one can tell me anything, but when I contact the insurance company they don't have it. Is this timing normal?

Thank you!

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10 hours ago, AmandaD. said:

Hello,

I am at the very end of my process, just waiting for my processing team to look over my file and make sure it fits everything insurance is requiring. I just wondering how long it took all of you to go through your "processing" phase. Not how long it took insurance to approve, just how long it took your processing team to submit your prior authorization to insurance after everything was completed? I'm almost at two weeks and no one can tell me anything, but when I contact the insurance company they don't have it. Is this timing normal?

Thank you!

Call the hospital and call your insurance. After I did not hear from my hospital for one month, I called the insurance and found out that the surgical team did not send them anything (even though they said they did). After that, it went perfect. Sometimes it pays off to be persistent especially when it comes to your health.

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On 4/18/2023 at 12:08 PM, AmandaD. said:

Hello,

I am at the very end of my process, just waiting for my processing team to look over my file and make sure it fits everything insurance is requiring. I just wondering how long it took all of you to go through your "processing" phase. Not how long it took insurance to approve, just how long it took your processing team to submit your prior authorization to insurance after everything was completed? I'm almost at two weeks and no one can tell me anything, but when I contact the insurance company they don't have it. Is this timing normal?

Thank you!

Well my coordinator was the WORSTTTTTTT. She literally kept losing stuff, I had to email and call her every day to stay on her for her to do her part of it.

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