Anthem BCBS
My PS submitted the documentation to the insurance company. They wrote a letter, sent pictures & I also provided a letter from my family physician & the physician I see for my bariatric follow up care.
One piece of advice, don't "assume" the PS office has sent the request in. I started this journey in January of 2009 & in dealings with two different PS offices I "assumed" they had done what they were suppose to do & I waited patiently for 2-4 months for information. Only after I called to follow up, with both offices, did I find out the staff did not submit the request and had no reasons for it! I now follow up on everything.
Good luck with your journey!
One piece of advice, don't "assume" the PS office has sent the request in. I started this journey in January of 2009 & in dealings with two different PS offices I "assumed" they had done what they were suppose to do & I waited patiently for 2-4 months for information. Only after I called to follow up, with both offices, did I find out the staff did not submit the request and had no reasons for it! I now follow up on everything.
Good luck with your journey!
Blue Cross paid for my arm lift and tummy tuck 5 years ago. I submitted about 50 pictures along with letters from my pcp and barriatric surgeon. I was getting sores and rashes in the skin folds of my tummy and yeast infections in my arm pits due to the constant rubbing. They denied the breast lift even though I was having the same issues so I had to self pay for that and my butt lift.