Insurance question

[Guest guest]

--Hi Jan, CPT codes are procedure codes for billing purposes. I code

at a hospital so I'm famliar with this, however, don't have my coding

book so I can't give you an exact description for the code.

Leilla from Claremont NC-

In MiniGastricBypass (AT) egroups (DOT) com, " Jan Kellogg " <kellogg@n...> wrote:

> Hello all of you fellow MGB wannabees. I am working on my packet

and

> insurance approval and have run into a snag that I hope you can

help

> with. I have e-mailed and Dr. R with the same question but I

> wanted to pick your brains, too. My insurance company didn't deny

my

> request for pre-approval, but they did ask for further

> explainations. They said " Without an explanation for CPT code

43659,

> it is not possible to determine at this time if we can consider the

> procedure for payment " . Can anyone tell me what this means? Does

> anyone know what CPT code 43659 is? I'm hoping this is just a

small

> stumbling block and hope I can resolve this problem soon. Any help

> or insight would be appreciated. Jan at kellogg@n...

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 9/11/2000 2:34:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

hsmotherof4@... writes:

<< By the way... could someone please give me a list of what are considered

comorbites?? I know HTN and being Diabetic are... but what else?

Thanks!

Cindy

>>

High blood pressure, diabetes, joint problems, incontinence, sleep apnea,

High cholesterol, getting short of breath due to excess weight. That's all I

can think of right now.

Cathy Morrow in Lenoir, NC

BMI 42

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

We are changing insurance soon and I was wondering if anyone had

experience with the Federal Blue Cross Blue Shield program.

It has been difficult with an HMO to coordinate all of the necessary

care for Zach and I was hoping that the Fed BCBS program would have

more options as far as doctors and hospitals.

Thanks.

Sara - mommy to Zach 20 months wcf

[Guest guest]

I have heard, but no personal experience , that the blues are pretty good.

We have some problems with them BUT being slow to reimburse. Each policy is

different. It depends on what your employer picks as the " do's & Don'ts of

each policy. They pick it .It is not that all are alike . RARELY, are any

two alike. So, check all the fine print & clarify with the Human resource

person, OR personnel dept where the policy holder works.

I wish I could give you a better answer. BUT we deal with each one daily &

trust me, they aren't alike. My granddaughter is on my sisters & it is blue

cross, etc too. It hasn't been too bad. Its for the county school system ,

so I am sure they picked many of the needed items for the teachers or they

would quit 7 they are hard to find, like nurses.........ANYWAY. good luck

with it. If you want our gals to check it out , call them at 1-

BUT you really can find out by going thru policy fine print

best wishes

Love & hugs, grandmomBEV

Insurance question

Hi everyone,

We are changing insurance soon and I was wondering if anyone had

experience with the Federal Blue Cross Blue Shield program.

It has been difficult with an HMO to coordinate all of the necessary

care for Zach and I was hoping that the Fed BCBS program would have

more options as far as doctors and hospitals.

Thanks.

Sara - mommy to Zach 20 months wcf

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