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Getting Started

How to get started

The process leading up to bariatric surgery varies depending on each person's medical history and insurance requirements. Please review the process below for additional information.

Appointment Scheduling

To get started with our program, you will need a referral from your primary provider or you can call to schedule an appointment.

Evaluation

During the surgical weight loss evaluation process, you will meet with a nurse, dietitian, surgeon and insurance specialist. You’ll also have a one-on-one meeting with an advanced practice provider for an initial history and physical. After that visit, you will be scheduled for:

  • A nutrition assessment.
  • A psychological evaluation.
  • A weight management program (if your health insurance requires this).
  • Additional medical tests, as determined by the surgeon.
  • Your medical record will be reviewed. After all your tests are completed you will learn whether the clinic’s surgeon/physician assistant has cleared you for surgery.
  • Your case is sent to your insurance carrier for approval.
  • After the insurance company approves the surgery, your pre-operative appointments and surgery will be scheduled.

Insurance & Financing

By using the Insurance Review Form in the Patient Profile Packet, you will know if your policy has benefits for weight loss surgery. If it does and you want to proceed, send in your Patient Profile Packet and the Insurance Review Form. We will screen your health history to make sure you are an appropriate candidate and our Insurance Team will make sure you meet the criteria set forth by your insurance policy. Assuming you meet all criteria, we will call to schedule your first appointment, where you will receive a personalized benefits form that will estimate, to the best of our abilities, your total out-of-pocket expenses.

Insurance FAQs

Most insurance plans require that your BMI be 35 or higher.

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