Re: How have you shown you NEED surgery

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Re: How have you shown you NEED surgery

Posted by sickntired on August 01, 2007 at 19:14:07:
In Reply to: How have you shown you NEED surgery posted by livefree on August 01, 2007 at 03:30:26:
Most insurance companies will pay for surgical treatment of sleep apnea; it just depends on what surgery they will pay for and how much.
It's good that you have been on CPAP for over a year because many insurance companies want to see that a patient has tried CPAP for over six months and it has "failed" or they are "non-compliant." Your doctor would provide this documentation or letter.
The only true way of finding out if insurance will pay is to make an appointment with a doctor and get a pre-authorization/pre-certiciation for surgery.
Some factors that will determine the outcome is what insurance you have and how good the coverage is. A PPO plan will be a little more lenient, versus an HMO.

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