How long did it take you to get insurance approval?

I work for Carolinas Health Care system and have Medcost preferred but I dont think they pay.  I do know that we get a 20% discount on all plastic surgeries through CHCS so atleast we have that.  If you find out otherwise please let me know.

If I find out that they DO pay, I will make a post about it ... trust me.  lol  I am not expecting it because I don't currently have the option of coverage with Cigna anyway, but I'm hoping for it with the new company.  I was told by one of our case managers that a friend of hers who has Medcost was told that it did.  But I haven't been told anything by people *****ally have the first hand knowledge, so I just don't know yet.  Dr. Klein in Concord gives nurses a discount on plastic surgery, but doesn't accept insurance.  If I ever win the lottery, I reckon it won't matter.  Until then ... sigh ... gotta find another way or just deal with the extra skin.

I feel a little guilty after reading everyone else's replies.  I had my surgery done at a military facility, so I didn't actually have to go through the insurance approval process.  But I wanted to respond to your concern about your borderline BMI.  I don't know what your insurance company's regulations are, but I think the standard is surgery for BMIs of 40.0 and higher or 35.0 with co-morbidities.  If that's the case for your company you should be good.  Good luck!