If you are self-pay and something goes wrong...

[Guest BikiniBeachy]

Will your insurance cover any emergency removals or care?

[Momto5 0]

I've been wondering the same thing. I will have to self pay as my insurance covers NO bariatric surgeries at all.:wink2:

[lanie527 0]

I talked to my doctor about this and her reply was that my health care plan's emergency services will not turn anyone away. That said, there would still be bills.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>

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My lap band surgical group said that they are contemplating a supplemental coverage plan for self-pays that would cover slippage re-op or removal, but they have not offered it yet and that I would have to pay if needed.<o:p></o:p>

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You should ask the group, but the chance of complications is slim and depends, in part, on your compliance with the lap-band protocols.<o:p></o:p>

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After almost six months and a great time losing, I would not let that stop me. Good luck!<o:p></o:p>

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Lanie<o:p></o:p>

[MacMadame 81]

Will your insurance cover any emergency removals or care?

Mine doesn't. I specifically asked about it. If the surgery excluded, so is everything related to it including all pre- and post-op testing and services I get due to complications.