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My BMI is 37.4 and I was approved by TLC Edge Surgical Weight Loss out of Dallas. There are several others that will approve you if your BMI is over 35. Now - as for insurance... that's another story. It depends on your policy. Mine would not cover but it wouldn't even cover if I were morbidly obese. I have my surgery Friday, March 13th and am very excited!

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Has anyone ever been approved with this BMI?

Yes, I had my surgery 4 weeks ago.

I was approved with federal Insurance, Blue Cross/Blue Shield. The catch is that you have to have one or more other health issues.

What state are you from?

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From what I've read on here and in my own policy, yes, if you have one or more comorbidities (as defined by your insurance company, but usually high bp, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, or sleep apnea), then your BMI only needs to be 35+ to be approved. If you have no comorbidities that you know of, then get tested. Sleep Apnea is one that a lot of people have and don't know it. I have high BP, but went for the sleep study as well since I have some symptoms of sleep apnea, and it turns out I do have this as well.

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