What can I do before my initial appointment with the bariatric team to speed up the process of getting ready for surgery?
Select a primary care physician if you don’t already have one, and establish a relationship with him or her. Remember most insurance companies are asking primary care providers to document in their letter of medical necessity that you have been under their care for at least 5 years for morbid obesity. Work with your primary care provider to ensure that your routine health maintenance testing is current. For example, women may have a pap smear, and if over 40 years of age, a breast exam. And for men, this may include a prostate specific antigen test (PSA). Verify with your current insurance plan that weight loss surgery is a covered benefit and if possible obtain any of the required criteria for surgical authorization. You are not authorizing the surgery (the surgeon must do this) you are simply making sure it is a covered benefit with your plan. You will also be given information related to your responsibilities for co insurance and co pay amounts. The following are procedure codes som
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