Question for BCBS of IL banders

Godschild · January 11, 2009

How long did it take to get your approval after all your paperwork was submitted?

tweety63 · January 11, 2009

I had bcbc hmo but it took about 3 weeks to get approved.

BigMomma1981 · January 11, 2009

It was around 1 week. Good Luck:thumbup:

Godschild · January 11, 2009

It was around 1 week. Good Luck:thumbup:

Thank you for the responses. I have a PPO. Do you have a PPO or HMO? Did you have to do 6 or 7 visits with your PCP? I appreciate all the help. I am just wanting to prepare for time off and things for surgery.

Edited January 11, 2009 by Godschild

*slim* · January 11, 2009

I have the BCBS of IL PPO and it took me about a week to get my approval. They accepted 6 consecutive visits with my PCP that had been done within the previous 24 months. I made sure that the paperwork from the doctor specified my weight/bmi and that we discussed my weight/exercise routine at each of those visits. I hope this helps! Good luck!

Godschild · January 11, 2009

I have the BCBS of IL PPO and it took me about a week to get my approval. They accepted 6 consecutive visits with my PCP that had been done within the previous 24 months. I made sure that the paperwork from the doctor specified my weight/bmi and that we discussed my weight/exercise routine at each of those visits. I hope this helps! Good luck!

I dont mean to ask so many questions, but I have been told that most often your first visit with your PCP is day 0 and then you have 6 consecutive visits after that. My first visit was Oct 13th. Would I still have 6 after that?

I didnt know how to guestimate time at the end of March or the end of April. My boss is wanting to know when to start seeking a temp for me.

Thank you all so much

*slim* · January 11, 2009

I had 6 signed weight loss visit forms turned in for my visits. I only had 6 visits, BUT nothing in my paperwork actually specifically asked about whether I had been 7 times. My paperwork just showed 6 dates in 6 months. I have heard of others requiring that it be exactly 1 month between each visit, but it wasn't required for my paperwork. Or maybe it was just left up in the air for them to figure out whether I had been for six months? It wasn't lied about, but I guess it could have been left up to interpretation.

Edited January 12, 2009 by *slim*