Just in case -- BCBS of IL covering the DOC band?

[Guest guest]

hi everyone,

i'm in chicago, and just in case, does anyone know if BCBS HMO (blue advantage)

covers the

band? i read in the archives here that BCBS-IL does, but am not sure if it

applies to HMO

coverage.

Also , if i were to go to cranial tech for a free evaluation, do I need my

pediatrician's referral

for that first?

Thanks!

[Guest guest]

Hi-

I'm not sure about your insurance plan specifically. But I did not

need a referral to go to Cranial Tech. I'm not sure if that would

depend on your insurance coverage as well, but I don't need

referrals to go to other doctors and I have BCBS of NC (federal

employee program). So I guess if maybe you typically need a referral

to see a specialist or something, than you might need one for CT as

well (and I'm speaking more of the written referral, not a

verbal " go see this guy " kind of referral). But I would doubt it.

I'm not sure they would fall into the same category as specialist or

doctor. They did not ask me for a referral, but they would't make an

appointment for the casting until I had the script in hand.

Good luck with your insurance!

Jake-18m (tort resolved/rt plagio/DocBand 2/11/08)

Jordan-4

>

> hi everyone,

>

> i'm in chicago, and just in case, does anyone know if BCBS HMO

(blue advantage) covers the

> band? i read in the archives here that BCBS-IL does, but am not

sure if it applies to HMO

> coverage.

> Also , if i were to go to cranial tech for a free evaluation, do I

need my pediatrician's referral

> for that first?

>

> Thanks!

>

[Guest guest]

I have BCBS of IL and live in Indiana. I did not need a referral to

see the orthotist but did need a prescription from my ped. for my

insurance to approve coverage of the helmet. We also had to prove that

we had done aggressive repositioning for 2 months before they would

approve my sons helmet. We were able to have our PT write a letter to

the insurance company to prove this. In all it took 2 months for

approval, one month for them to tell us they needed the letter from our

PT and another month to approve it. The process could have been worse.

>

> hi everyone,

>

> i'm in chicago, and just in case, does anyone know if BCBS HMO (blue

advantage) covers the

> band? i read in the archives here that BCBS-IL does, but am not sure

if it applies to HMO

> coverage.

> Also , if i were to go to cranial tech for a free evaluation, do I

need my pediatrician's referral

> for that first?

>

> Thanks!

>

[Guest guest]

Ditto, it cleared and was covered minus our deductible.

Re: Just in case -- BCBS of IL covering the DOC band?

I have BCBS of IL and live in Indiana. I did not need a referral to see the orthotist but did need a prescription from my ped. for my insurance to approve coverage of the helmet. We also had to prove that we had done aggressive repositioning for 2 months before they would approve my sons helmet. We were able to have our PT write a letter to the insurance company to prove this. In all it took 2 months for approval, one month for them to tell us they needed the letter from our PT and another month to approve it. The process could have been worse.>> hi everyone,> > i'm in chicago, and just in case, does anyone know if BCBS HMO (blue advantage) covers the > band? i

read in the archives here that BCBS-IL does, but am not sure if it applies to HMO > coverage.> Also , if i were to go to cranial tech for a free evaluation, do I need my pediatrician' s referral > for that first?> > Thanks!>

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[Guest guest]

hi i was just wondering what type of insurance do you have that took that long to get an approval?We have medicaid and i am afraid it will take a long time to get it for my daughter. Does your son have tortecollis too or just plagiocephaly? Re: Just in case -- BCBS of IL covering the DOC band?

I have BCBS of IL and live in Indiana. I did not need a referral to see the orthotist but did need a prescription from my ped. for my insurance to approve coverage of the helmet. We also had to prove that we had done aggressive repositioning for 2 months before they would approve my sons helmet. We were able to have our PT write a letter to the insurance company to prove this. In all it took 2 months for approval, one month for them to tell us they needed the letter from our PT and another month to approve it. The process could have been worse.>> hi everyone,> > i'm in chicago, and just in case, does anyone know if BCBS HMO (blue advantage) covers the > band? i

read in the archives here that BCBS-IL does, but am not sure if it applies to HMO > coverage.> Also , if i were to go to cranial tech for a free evaluation, do I need my pediatrician' s referral > for that first?> > Thanks!>

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