Question by tony k: does anyone know what major health insurance companies cover gastric bypass surgery?
I have been diagnosed with fatty liver disease and type 2 diabeties. I did some research and I fall into all of the perameters for gastric bypass, but most insurance companies don’t like to cover it. Help!
Best answer:
Answer by cookiesmom
blue cross clue shield will only for certain criteria met and geha (government employees hospital association) will
usually your criteria will be that you cannot have been treated for any related illness in the last 6 months and then you must pass extensive testing…..the best thing you can do is call an office where the procedure is specialized and ask what companies they accept insurance from and see if you can obtain insurance from there
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Many policies have exclusions that include gastric bypass and lap band surgeries. It may be medically necessary but isn’t a covered benefit. You may have to change your policy from an HMO to a PPO during open enrollment but this won’t guarantee that a PPO will cover it. You’d have to investigate in advance. You may have to consider private pay.
my daughter is a nurse and works at a gastric bypass center, i’ll e-mail her and get back to you sometime today.