Medicare actual ruling on WLS Pls pin this!!!
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Contact: CMS Office of Public Affairs
202-690-6145
MEDICARE EXPANDS NATIONAL COVERAGE FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY PROCEDURES
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/media/press/release.asp?Counter=1786
It has to be done in a center of Excellence though.
Read up and you will find the info to fight your insurance carriers they are on the old page not the new one.
Just go to this website and type in Bariatric in the search and
Contact: CMS Office of Public Affairs
202-690-6145
MEDICARE EXPANDS NATIONAL COVERAGE FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY PROCEDURES
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/media/press/release.asp?Counter=1786
It has to be done in a center of Excellence though.
Read up and you will find the info to fight your insurance carriers they are on the old page not the new one.
Just go to this website and type in Bariatric in the search and
Cindy Strickland
Neenah, Wisconsin
Dr. Wasco
Midwest Bariatrics COE
Open RNY
07/09/2008
High/Sugery/Now/Dr. Goal/My Goal
354/299/229/170/150