Listed below are the names of insurance companies that in the past have approved Vanderbilt patients for weight loss surgical procedures.  Contact them directly to determine whether they currently cover weight loss surgery.   (Last updated 3/15/2010)

Aetna                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Anthem BCBS                                                                                                                                                                                   BCBS Alabama
BCBS Arkansas                                                                                                                                                       BCBS California                                                                                                                                                                BCBS Flordia         BCBS Georgia                                                                                                                                                                   BCBS Illinois
BCBS Massachusetts                                                                                                                                            BCBS Michigan
BCBS Minnesota BCBS Nebraska                                                                                                                                                                BCBS North Carolina
BCBS New Jersey
BCBS Rochester New York
BCBS Tennessee                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            BCBS Texas                                                                                                                                                            BCBS Wisconsin
Capital BCBS                                                                                                                                                     CareFirst BCBS                                                                                                                                          Centercare           
Cigna
Definity Health
Empire BCBS                                                                                                                                                     Excellus BCBS                                                                                                                                                          
Federal BCBS                                                                                                                                                                            Healthsprings
Highmark BCBS                                                                                                                                                  Horizon BCBS
Humana
Medicare
North America Administrators-PHCS
PHCS                                                                                                                                                                                   Regence BCBS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Tricare  UHC                                                                                                                                                                       Unicare
United Healthcare

Financing Options for Self-Pay Procedures:

- Wells Fargo

- Care Credit