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Originally Posted by Cloteal  I have been thinking about the LAP-BAND® for quite sometime now. I went to an orientation last week and I am very interested in the LAP-BAND®. I have only one concern, I have BCBS of North Carolina and I'm not sure if I'll get approved as my BMI is only 39. I'm 5' 1/2", 204 lbs with no health problems. I have tried every diet there is and yet like others have not been successful. I'm ready to change my life, just because I don't have any health problems now don't mean I'm free from them. I'm 41 years old and my mom is morbidly obese and has several health problems. I'm afraid I won't be here to see my grandchildren 1 day. I just don't know what to do, this is driving me crazy. |
BC requires a BMI of 35 or greater with specific comorbidities. If you do not have those specific comorbidities you will have to have a BMI of 40 to be approved or you are looking at self pay.
If you did meet the requirements they typically require a six months medically supervised diet, psych eval, nutrition eval, and bariatric eval.
