Question:
I was a self-pay for my WLS.Has anyone been denied coverage for WLS,but been approved for tummy tuck

I was a self-pay for my WLS.Has anyone been denied coverage for WLS,but been approvedfor a tummy-tuck?Thanks in advance for your responses!    — A L. (posted on January 26, 2003)

January 26, 2003
Yes - a friend in my support group had to self-pay for her WLS, but insurance approved a tummy tuck, breast lift AND thigh lift!!! She worked real hard at it and went thru some denials, if I recall. She had to show rashes, etc.
   — cddgo