Question:
I will have blue cross blue shield in march can anyone give me any info?

I will have bc/bs of Oklahoma in March. Can anyone tell me how hard it is to get approved through them.PLEASA!!!    — [Anonymous] (posted on December 21, 2001)

December 21, 2001
Hi, I have BCBS of Mn. and had no problems getting approved. But maybe they differ from state to state. That, I do not know about. All they required was a psych evaluation and my signature showing that I was aware of the life changes that were involved with this surgery. When I went to my surgeon he wanted a diet history, which I provided. He sent that to the insurance co. along with the rest of my paperwork. I think you may just have to wait until you get a policy book outlining your benefits to really know for sure. Oh, and another requirement was that your BMI had to be 40 or above and at least 100 pounds over your ideal body weight. From what I have read, BCBS is pretty easy to deal with. Maybe you can go to the "find peers" section of this site and find some people in your state who have BCBS of Oklahoma and you can email them and ask. Hope this helps a little.....good luck!
   — Kim B.

December 25, 2001
I HAVE BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD OF MARYLAND AND WAS APPROVED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FIRST REQUEST.
   — washar

December 26, 2001
I have Blue Cross Blue Shield GA, and my first letter went in on 11/28 and then I had to re-send it. It is a National Account out of Cumberland Maryland. I am still waiting, but I should see a letter in a day or two. One was sent out on 12/17!
   — Kristen H.

December 31, 2001
I'm scheduled for surgery on Feb 8th 2002 and I'm on BlueCross HMO..approved the first time even when my pcp said they wouldn't. haha. I have only had to pay a $10 co-pay for the visit to my pcp's office to request the authorization to a surgeon for WLS. Blue Cross came back with the name of the exact Dr. I was trying to get...even though he wasn't in the HMO group. I was expecting a fight and was prepared to do so...but it was completely unnecessary. I couldn't recommend them more. I'm in CA.
   — [Anonymous]