FAQs: Will insurance cover my adjustable gastric band surgery?
Posted by Adam Yarbrough on Thu, Dec 24, 2009 @ 08:00 AM
Many insurance companies realize that your improved health will cost them less in the long run, so more and more of them cover adjustable gastric band procedures and offer gastric band benefits.
Your benefits are determined by a variety of factors including:
Your insurance company- The plan your employer purchased for you
- If your plan has direct exclusions against bariatric surgery or adjustable gastric bands
- If you meet your insurance company's criteria for benefits
- If your plan has limitations on benefits for adjustable gastric bands.
Weight Loss Surgical Center has an expert team of insurance specialists who has helped hundreds of patients receive their insurance benefits, and they are waiting to help you.
How do you begin finding out about your insurance plan?
Once you come to Weight Loss Surgical Center for your initial consultation about the adjustable gastric band, your medical provider will evaluate your health and if you are a good candidate for adjustable gastric band surgery. Once they complete their evaluation, our insurance specialists get to work.
First, they contact your insurance company to verify your benefits and research the details of your plan. Then they will contact you with an action plan of steps you need to take in order to pre-authorize your surgery.
If you don't have benefits, they will discuss financing opportunities with you, instead.
If you're ready to find out if a gastric band is right for your and to learn if your insurance will cover it, schedule your initial consultation today.