Question:
will my insurance pay for revision if it is not the same insurance that did my wls??

I had my insurance on my husbands plan.. I don't have that anymore and will be getting insurance through my work. I was wondering if they would cover a revision or correction or since they didn't cover the wls, they won't cover that.    — Kim H. (posted on December 9, 2004)

December 9, 2004
They should. My husband's insurance covered my 'fix' and they were NOT the ones that paid for my original surgery. If its a 'revision' you'll have to 'qualify' but if its a "correction" be sure to tell them its a correction it makes a difference. When I put in for my 'fix' with Aenta they tried at first to get me to submit to the qualification a 'newbie' would go thru, I 'explained' to them it was a fix and NOT a new request or revision... so they looked to see what was what and paid for it - and didnt ask for information that would only be reqired if you were a newbie.
   — star .

December 9, 2004
The questions would be: does your existing ins have a clause against WLS? Is there a clause stating you can have only 1 per lifetime? One company covered my original in 1994, another company covered my revision in 2000. In 10 yrs, I had those 2 companies briefly and the entire other time, I had a good ins that won't touch WLS with a 10 ft pole. So, it's about your exact ins, and then their criteria at the time. I had only regained 12# when I was revised. Some ins make you regain the whole 100#. It's very individual. And, as I said, the is most easily available to me will not touch WLS AT ALL, no way, no how, no nothing. If you said I had an ear infection in the same snetence with having had WLS, they'd deny it. But dang, they are really good about everything else.
   — vitalady