It is a fact that Medicare does not cover all procedures. It is important that patients know this and know what they are responsible for in terms of payment. An ABN (Advance Beneficiary Notification) is a form that takes care of this issue.

You have a patient that would like to have Bariatric surgery for weight loss. Obviously, the patient is over 65 and covered by Medicare. Please research the State of Montana and CMS to see if the Medicare system will cover this. What is an approximate cost, are there certain conditions to be met, what exactly is covered. Fill out an ABN for this patient (please select a name and information) Please show an ABN for a patient wanting this surgery.