Are nut & psych evals covered by Cigna?
I know I will find out "soon enough" and could probably (gasp!) call them to find this out but does anyone know offhand if the nut and psych evals required by insurance covered by insurance? I know the 6 month of diet documentation wasn't but I keep hearing that those are both EXPENSIVE ($500+) for one time visits(?)
My physician supervised diet was paid for by my insurance. I had to go to my pcp for 'weight management' and all's I had to pay was the $20 co pay. The remainder of the bill was paid by insurance.
Also, my psych eval (as well as my kids, all of which have been approved for or are going through the approval process) was covered by insurance. Again, I had to pay the co-pay, the the rest was covered.
As far as the dietician, where I work we have a registered dietician on site and I was able to go to her. Her service is free of charge to employees, so I lucked out there. I know when my son went to a dietician a few years back, the insurance did not cover that visit.
Hope this helps,
Nan
Also, my psych eval (as well as my kids, all of which have been approved for or are going through the approval process) was covered by insurance. Again, I had to pay the co-pay, the the rest was covered.
As far as the dietician, where I work we have a registered dietician on site and I was able to go to her. Her service is free of charge to employees, so I lucked out there. I know when my son went to a dietician a few years back, the insurance did not cover that visit.
Hope this helps,
Nan
Nan
HW 300 / SW 280 / CW 138 / GW 140
Hit Goal 4/2/2010
I have Cigna PPO in Missouri. My visits to the dietician and psychologist last week were covered, I just had to pay the specialist co-pay amount of $35 per visit. I am a self-pay for the actual surgery, since I didn't want to mess with six months of supervised diet and exercise (and I want the surgery NOW, not in the middle of summer with lots of stuff going on).
Lori 5'2", HW 240, SW 207, lost 18 lb on the preop liquid diet, CW 168