You'd be safest to call tricare and ask, or ask the person who handles insurance claims at your doc's office. I am no pro; I didn't even handle MY claim; the nice lady at the hospital where my doc is head of bariatrics handled everything for me. I just googled "tricare requirements for LAP-BAND® surgery" and found that.

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PCM 7/3/08 Seminar 7/10/08
Upper Gi, Psych,Nutrition, Surgeon 7/25
Tricare Approved 7/31
1st surgery 8/11 thick liver no band
Banded 8/29/08!!! BY:
Dr. Sonny Cavazos, Texas Bariatric