Help!! Small bowel resection

javoanta2
on 10/4/11 9:49 am
 Went today to see Dr.Talor for another opinion and he recommend a revision to a sleeve,set me up for a G.I. Series in the morning but I called and tricare does not cover code 43775 which is a sleeve.So now I dont know what to do.But I do know my pouch is too big and the area where the digestion begins is enlarged. He said I could do the bpd/ds but seeing i am already in the bathroom alot this might just make it worser.I was also told Tricare pays what medicare pays...So I went online to see what they bpay,is there site I can put the codes nin to see which each one is for wls?
rbb825
on 10/5/11 2:04 pm - Suffern, NY
medicare doesn't pay for the sleeve yet.  They pay for the band, RNY or DS.  Not all DS patients end up with bathroom problems.  Go to the DS board for info.  I had the RNY with many complications and I have diarhea every day and sometimes many times per day

 

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