Is it hard to get approved for revision?

Just started looking into a possible revision. I do not know where to start. Is this something that insurance will even cover or is this somethin that is self pay?

Check with insurance everyone is different. Make sure the surgeon performes revisions.

Hi, You will have to call your insurance company. I had not problem with mine. I was approved in 3 days. However I had complications with the band since it erroded in my stomach and my port was infected. I am doing my lab work next week and then hopefully scheduling the revision to the bypass.

I was approved in 2 days of all submission of list of requirements, I realy believe it was the Physcians documentation of the problems I was having....Good luck!!

question did you go to the same surgeon for your revision and did you have alot pf problem's with the band

Thanks so much everyone. I had my surgery at a Bariatric Treatment Center of Michigan in 2002. Its now called Barix Clinics. I do know they do revisions but didnt know how lobg the process is. Im waiting for test results and will be contacting them directly

My insurance hss a $20,000 lifetime limit for bariatric surgery, so anything after the first one is on me. Check to see if your insurance has a lifetime limit, and in addition, what under what cir****tances would they deem a second surgery medically necessary?

Thx so much for the info judy