Re: I can't believe it...UHC PAID!!!!!

[Guest guest]

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That is Wonderful!!! that just gives me more hope...but I am still waiting and

I keep getting the run around in a big way from Cigna...Gotta Love

Insurance...But Hopefully if I get the news story it will help everyone dealing

w/this get their bands approved...

Trisha (Mom of Braeden - waiting to be banded & Drake)

> So I was at CT yesterday morning, and they tell me I have a

balance

> due. I questioned it because I already paid my portion of the

> coverage. We were just waiting for UHC to deny the claim and then

> start paying for the rest. CT filed our claim with UHC on March

26th

> and we had still not heard anything. Well when I inquired about

the

> balance due, she looked into the computer and casually said, oh

> yeah, UHC paid. WHAT THE...?#! I thought I was hearing things. I

> asked her to double check. And yes it's true, they paid.

> Surprisingly enough, when I got home, there was an invoice for the

> balance from CT in the mailbox. And it clearly shows the paid

amount

> by UHC. I'm still in a state of shock. UHC paid the out of network

> amount. We originally thought IF they paid they would pay the in

> network amount because no one else provided the same service. CT

> said they would go back and try to get the difference from them.

> Honestly, I don't care if I had to pay a couple of hundred more.

The

> fact is they paid something. I just can't beleive it. No denial,

no

> appeals, no nothing, just, here is their portion. I was certain we

> would be denied, especially since we never got any x-rays or CT

> scans or ever saw a neurosurgeon. We simply went on the

> recommendation from the ped and CT. WOW!

>

> Needless to say we are am extrememly happy. But on the flip side,

I

> really feel bad because so many of you are having so much

> difficulty. I really hope the fact that I was approved means we

are

> moving in the right direction with the insurance companies.

>

> Ana & Jace (banded 4/5/02)