Has anyone ever changed surgeons AFTER getting ins. approval?

I was just recently approved for gastric bypass surgery. I am now wanting to change surgeons in order to be closer to home, it would be a 4 hour drive if I stay w/ my original surgeon, compared to a 1 hour drive if I switch, and my choices in surgeons would be many. Anyway, has anyone ever done this too? If so, did you have any problems, have to start all over, etc.? I just assumed once you got ins. approval that you could choose whoever you wanted for a surgeon. I have spoken w/ others on another site & some have said one would have to start from scratch, risking a possible denial. Is this true? I am at this moment waiting for a call back from the ins. co. on whether they will allow me to do this. TY all so much.

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