Question:
approval for tummy tuck in the Ft Drum area thru tricare ?

has anyone been approved for the tummy tuck here at fort drum ? where did you have to go to get it done ? how long did the process take ??? any info you can give me would be great . thanks !!!!!    — tink2399 (posted on February 16, 2005)

February 16, 2005
I cant help you with your answer with Ft Drum area but I just had my TT thru tricare last week. Let me tell you it was a fight though. I had to appeal twice before I finally got my approval. It was well worth the fight..
   — Catherine B

February 16, 2005
I can not tell you about the Ft. Drum area, but if you have Tricare Prime, it should be the same no matter were you live. I just had my TT a week ago, and Tricare Prime approved it in 4 days, and I never had any problems. I think alot of times, it is the experience that your ps office has with submitting for procedures with Tricare Prime. I had a breast reduction in August, and my ps office submitted to Tricare Prime for that procedure and it only took one day for Tricare to approve. I had both procedures done by a very skilled plastic Surgeon out in town. Please feel free to email me, and I can tell you the steps that I took. Now I have Tricare Prime and my husband is retired, I do not know how it works with Tricare Standard.
   — cindy

February 17, 2005
i am also tricare prime and went through portsmouth naval hospital,in portsmouth va. it cost me 4051.00. that was my out of pocket cost.
   — Barbara M.