Kurt Griskonis
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Hi,
I chose DS almost 2 yrs ago. Got approved by my health care provider for DS with the ONLY DS surgeon who takes my company insurance in Southern CA. April 2014, I broke my foot the night before pre DS surgery check in. Took my foot 9 months to heal, which delayed my DS.
Now I am ready to get "reapproved", same surgeon, same insurance company.
My Dr (Keshishian) found out he has been "uninvited" as a provider for Cigna. So now I do not have any doctor in CA that can do my DS surgery and have insurance cover it.
So far, I have been told my alternatives are:
1) appeal to my insurance provider to cover my surgery with Dr K "out of network" (bariatric surgery is not covered out of network in my plan)
2) Pay cash for the surgery
3) Go with traditional Gastric Bypass or Sleeve with an approved surgeon in San Diego (a non starter for me)
Does anyone have any other ideas?
I chose DS almost 2 yrs ago. Got approved by my health care provider for DS with the ONLY DS surgeon who takes my company insurance in Southern CA. April 2014, I broke my foot the night before pre DS surgery check in. Took my foot 9 months to heal, which delayed my DS.
Now I am ready to get "reapproved", same surgeon, same insurance company.
My Dr (Keshishian) found out he has been "uninvited" as a provider for Cigna. So now I do not have any doctor in CA that can do my DS surgery and have insurance cover it.
So far, I have been told my alternatives are:
1) appeal to my insurance provider to cover my surgery with Dr K "out of network" (bariatric surgery is not covered out of network in my plan)
2) Pay cash for the surgery
3) Go with traditional Gastric Bypass or Sleeve with an approved surgeon in San Diego (a non starter for me)
Does anyone have any other ideas?