Does UHC ever approve a BMi under 40 with no comorbidities?

Just wondering?

My doctor's office said that UHC will approve for <40 BMI with at least two comorbidities. I was approved with 37.5 BMI and 3 comorbidities (high blood pressure, heart disease & depression).

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LaReine
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Back to onederland - 12 years later!

Tropicana, it all depends on how well your doctor makes the case for surgery. It's not an arbitrary requirement--it's the national standard for what makes bariatric surgery medically necessary. If you don't have two co-morbidities, perhaps your doctor can establish that surgery is medically necessary in some other way.

I'll bet you do, though, and don't even know it. I once heard a bariatric surgeon express the thought that anyone who is 100 lbs overweight DOES have co-morbidities, it's just a matter of finding them. You might be surprised what counts.

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~~ Alexandra
banded 8/20/03
band removed 4/9/07 due to slippage REbanded 8/13/07

340 highest / 210-ish lowest / 275-ish now / less
5'10" -- size 28/30 then, 18/20 now

I was approved in 9 days with a BMI of 40 with NO comorbidties.

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11/05 1.0 cc
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5/06 3.1 cc
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10/06 3.50 cc

My goal is to be 155 by Jan 2007

2 co-morbidies to consider are migraines and irregular periods, something to think about. ~Mandy

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~Mandy
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weight: 242/160/145
Started in a size 22/24 now in a 11jr....woohoo!

Bandland, it's almost as great as Disney, only with no rides or characters.

Family history may also play a role... for instance, if a parent died at 42 from heart disease I can't imagine they wouldn't take that into consideration.

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Anne

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Slippage, New Band: 3/21/06
Port Revision: 7/11/06