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Hey! I have Blue Cross Blue Shield (Illinois) and they did not cover my surgery due to the fact that my company excluded it from their policy. I paid cash for surgery and I found out fills are going to be $300 afte the first 3 free ones. Does anyone know if insurance would cover just the fills since they are not surgery? Has anyone done this or heard of it? I was just curious cause I have amazing medical coverage and was bummed when they didnt cover surgery. I cant afford $300 a pop!

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Wow my doctor included the first 3 years of fills for free.. but generally if insurance does not cover the surgery they dont cover the related fills or complications. Call and ask your insurance, but it is likely that anything "Weightloss" is excluded.

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Thats what I figured, guess its worth a try. I do get 3 free ones and I have hoping those do the trick!!

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