Weight loss surgery doctors that accept medicaid near me

Weight loss surgery doctors that accept medicaid near me

Chairman, North Carolina Surgery

UNC Health Provider

UNC Health providers are employed by an organization within UNC Health.

Specialties

Weight-Loss Surgery, General Surgery

8:00 AM - 4:30 PM 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM 8:00 AM - 4:30 PMClosed Today Closed Today

Accepting New Patients

Location Information

Hours

Day of the WeekHours
Monday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

About the Provider

Specialties

  • Weight-Loss Surgery
  • General Surgery

Provider Details

Type: Clinician

Gender: Male

Additional Practice Locations for Peter C. Ng, MD, FACS, FASMBS

About Peter C. Ng, MD, FACS, FASMBS

UNC Health Affiliations

  • UNC Health Rex

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Medical School

  • East Carolina University

Residency

  • East Carolina University

Certifications

  • Surgery, Board Certified, 2012

Bariatric surgery, advanced laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgery, single incision/hidden scar surgery, laparoscopic colorectal surgery and laparoscopic hernia repair

Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna Commercial Plans (Other than Aetna Whole Health)
  • Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2)
  • Aetna Medicare Advantage Plans (Other than Aetna Prime HMO)

  • AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina Medicaid

  • BCBSNC Commercial Plans
  • North Carolina State Employees Health Benefit Plan (Active employees)
  • BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance
  • BCBSNC Medicare Advantage (Other than Experience Health)
  • Healthy Blue Medicaid

  • Carolina Complete Health Medicaid (Centene)

  • Cigna Commercial Plans (Other than Cigna Connect)
  • Cigna Secure Medicare Advantage

  • Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only)

  • Humana Medicare Advantage PPO
  • Humana Medicare Private Fee-for-Service
  • North Carolina State Employee Health Benefit Plan (Medicare Advantage for retirees)

  • Liberty Advantage Medicare Advantage

  • MedCost PPO

  • UnitedHealthcare Commercial Plans
  • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage
  • UnitedHealthcare Exchange (ACA) Plans
  • UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Medicaid

  • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

  • WellCare of North Carolina Medicaid

* Coverage for certain behavioral health, Medicare and commercial plans as well as TriCare varies across UNC Health entities. Please call prior to your visit to determine coverage.

UNC Health contracts with most health insurance companies including, but not limited to, the ones listed here. While we do our best to keep this list up-to-date, it often changes. Professional fees charged by care providers and organizations who are not employed, owned or managed by UNC Health may not be included under the same insurance contracts and may bill separately. Before scheduling your appointment, please contact the organization or care provider in charge of delivering these services as they may be able to help you identify who will be providing these services. Your insurance company can help to determine which specific services, locations and providers are covered by your plan as well as provide you with information regarding co-payments, deductibles or any additional charges that may be your responsibility. UNC Health makes no representation or guarantee of benefits or coverage. Services not covered by your insurance company will be your responsibility. If you are in need of financial assistance, please visit our Financial Assistance page. For additional information regarding insurance accepted at UNC Health, please visit our Insurance page.

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Weight loss surgery doctors that accept medicaid near me

Does Mississippi Medicaid cover weight loss surgery 2022?

Medicaid does cover weight loss surgery in most cases as long as the patient fits the criteria for coverage.

Will Medicaid pay for gastric sleeve in Missouri?

In most cases, Medicaid covers Lap-Band Surgery, gastric sleeve surgery, and gastric bypass. These are not only readily covered by Medicaid, but also among the most common surgeries recommended. In certain situations, these are accepted as medically vital to the life and wellbeing of the patient.

Does SC Medicaid cover bariatric surgery?

- Covered only when procedure is medically necessary to correct an illness that caused the obesity or was aggravated by the obesity. - Individuals who receive bariatric surgery will be required to undergo an annual evaluation to assess long-term effectiveness of the procedure.

Does Medicaid pay for gastric sleeve in Louisiana?

Louisiana Medicaid covers bariatric surgery, consisting of open or laparoscopic procedures that revise the gastrointestinal anatomy to restrict the size of the stomach, reduce absorption of nutrients, or both. Coverage of bariatric surgery requires prior authorization.