Insurance Requirements

Prior to your initial appointment with the surgeon, your WMC Patient Representative will contact your insurance company to be sure that bariatric surgery is a covered benefit for you. This does not mean that you have been approved for surgery. 

Insurance companies differ with the necessary pre-operative requirements; however, all insurance companies require completion of a 3 - 12 month supervised nutrition program and a health and behavior assessment. Additional tests, blood work, and clearances may be needed based on recommendations by your surgeon or insurance company.

Participating Insurance Companies:

• Aetna
• AmeriHealth Mercy
• Berkshire Health/Loomis Company
• Blue Cross/Blue Shield
• Capital Blue Cross
• Gateway
• Geisinger Health Care
• Highmark Blue Shield
  
• Independence Blue Cross
  
• Keystone East
• Medicare products
• United Health Care
  

This list is subject to change without notice. Participation with your insurance is not a guarantee that your individual plan covers bariatric surgery, or that you will be approved for bariatric surgery.