Re: So Annoyed (Reconstructive Surgery)!!

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In a message dated 3/13/2003 2:07:39 PM Pacific Standard Time,

skbryan@... writes:

> Her attitude was one of disbelief. In her 12 years of doing this sort

> of thing, she's never had an insurance company cover plastic surgery

> (and I kept repeating, its RECONSTRUCTIVE, you twit). So I told her,

> just submit it to them for pre-authorization; if they reject it, I'll

> go fight them (tooth and nail) for it.

>

> Why must people be so negative? Arg!!

>

My surgeon and his office expressed the same disbelief over my insistence

that insurance would cover my abdominoplasty. They were absolutely astounded

when I appealed the denial and eventually won. I am the first patient in 15

years to ever have this covered by insurance. I didn't consider their

attitude negative, for them it was realistic. By the way, they have since

encouraged others to pursue insurance coverage (Insurance did not cover

my breast lift).

Kate

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In a message dated 3/13/2003 2:07:39 PM Pacific Standard Time,

skbryan@... writes:

> Her attitude was one of disbelief. In her 12 years of doing this sort

> of thing, she's never had an insurance company cover plastic surgery

> (and I kept repeating, its RECONSTRUCTIVE, you twit). So I told her,

> just submit it to them for pre-authorization; if they reject it, I'll

> go fight them (tooth and nail) for it.

>

> Why must people be so negative? Arg!!

>

My surgeon and his office expressed the same disbelief over my insistence

that insurance would cover my abdominoplasty. They were absolutely astounded

when I appealed the denial and eventually won. I am the first patient in 15

years to ever have this covered by insurance. I didn't consider their

attitude negative, for them it was realistic. By the way, they have since

encouraged others to pursue insurance coverage (Insurance did not cover

my breast lift).

Kate

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I so understand how you are annoyed. My WLSurgeon refers to it as plastic

surgery, and I always correct him and say reconstructive. When I got the

letter of medical necessity the GP used the term " plastic " and I told him

please use reconstructive and to word it as reconstructive.

Even when I went to the plastics consult I told the surgeons reconstructive

every time he said plastic or Tummy Tuck. I guess we have educate them.

Neci

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I so understand how you are annoyed. My WLSurgeon refers to it as plastic

surgery, and I always correct him and say reconstructive. When I got the

letter of medical necessity the GP used the term " plastic " and I told him

please use reconstructive and to word it as reconstructive.

Even when I went to the plastics consult I told the surgeons reconstructive

every time he said plastic or Tummy Tuck. I guess we have educate them.

Neci