Question:
Are you suppose to send all insurance info (records from drs. etc...)to surgeons

Are you suppose to send the insurance info all your records and letters diet history etc.. to the surgeons office or to the insurance itself,I am a little confused about this because I see some people send to ins. themselves and I thought it all had to go to suregeons office..Please give me advise on this,or is it some info.. u send to surgeons office and some to insurance/ thanks for any answers....    — Kelliann S. (posted on October 7, 2002)

October 8, 2002
I think it depends on the surgeon. My surgeon requires that you attend a seminar before you can even make your first appointment. When you call and make your seminar appt. they send you a packet to fill out. It has a lot of questions about your health history and various Dr.s and insurance info. Once you attend the seminar, they collect your papers and write a letter of Medical Necessity and send it to your insurance company. Then you wait for your answer, which they send to you and your Dr.'s office. The surgeons office handled everything. For me, this part was simple. I was lucky and got approved immediately with no additional info request by the insurance company. However, some insurance companies will come back and request additional information or tests. That's when it can get confusing. I didn't need a psych evaluation or anything I've read about. So I guess my answer is, it depends on who's doing the surgery. I think some of the Bariatric Centers require you to handle all of the insurance and submit everything yourself. I would call the surgeons office and ask how you should proceed.
   — Kathy S.