How long does it take to get approved by emblem health epo for lap band surgery?

Call and ask them: Criteria for insurance coverage of bariatric (weight-loss) surgery varies. The standard requirements for a long time were 6 months of medically supervised weight-loss, and psychological and nutritionist evaluations to qualify for surgery if your bmi is 35 or greater with comorbidities or 40 or higher without. Fortunately these are slowly lowering to 3 or even 0 months of medical weight loss.

Varies: If you meet their qualifications including a diet plan it could take 1-4 weeks.

Insurance : Insurance authorizations can be done in as little as a few days. However, some insurance companies require the patient to complete 3 to 6 months of medically supervised weight loss.