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Contact Information

General Phone Number
440-285-6000

Mailing Address
13207 Ravenna Road
Chardon, Ohio 44024
Insurance Benefits

Almost all of the Health Insurance carriers recognize the need for weight loss surgery and offer policies that will include coverage for Bariatric surgery, however, it is very important to note that not all policies contain this benefit.

If you are considering weight loss surgery and will be utilizing your health insurance plan to cover your expenses, you first need to know what your benefits include.  Verifying your health coverage and benefits should be your very first step on the path to your weight loss surgery.  You can learn more about dealing with specific insurance issues and also receive a free booklet about weight loss surgery and insurance at our free Patient Education Seminars.


No Benefits?

As part of our comprehensive program, our office will guide you every step of the way in dealing with your insurance carrier.  If your policy is one that does not offer benefits to cover weight loss surgery, there are several payment options you may wish to condier and those include:

  • cash
  • credit card
  • home equity line of credit
  • medical loans

 
Medical Policy Sites

Many health plans publish their medical policy’s on the website so that patients may review what criteria needs to be met for proposed treatments.  Listed below are a number of websites where you can access the medical policy for Bariatric surgery. 

These websites are made available as a courtesy and should not be construed as a guarantee of being a covered benefit under your policy or payment, as each patient’s coverage varies as to benefit design.  Also, please be aware of the fact that medical policy is a dynamic process and may change without notice, so be sure to review the policies of interest on a regular basis.