I came across your name on the Obesity Help Website. I am a patient of Dr. Schutnechts and I wondered if you could answer me a question. I received a Surgery date last Thursday for this Tuesday, March 4. I just assumed that my insurance was approved, because they gave me a date. I went for my Pre-Op testing at Harper yesterday. After I got home I just had a weird feeling to call the doctors office to see if I had been approved, since they never really said, just had given me a date. Well, I called Chuckie and said "I have a stupid question, have I been approved". She said "your next on my pile to send over for approvals." OMG my surgery is in 6 days! Anyway, later I called her back. I told her I had to call BCBS for something else & just asked if this type of surgery is approved. They said you need Predetermination first. I told her this & she almost bit my head off. She said "That is what I do" you don't need to call them". I told her I had called for something else, which I did & she said "I wish you people would just let me do my job". Maybe I just got her on the wrong day, but I am very worried because I can't afford this surgery if it isn't covered. Did you have any problems like this???
I have Blue Cross PPO through Daimler Chrysler.
Thanks for listening!
Mary M.