Check your body mass index (BMI) with our advanced body mass index calculator, and find out if you qualify for surgical or medical weight loss with JourneyLite’s team!
In order to qualify for appetite suppressants in Ohio or Indiana the patient must have a body mass index of:
- 30 or higher
- 27-30 with a weight-related medical issue
In Kentucky, for Adipex/phentermine the patient must have a body mass index of:
- 27 or higher
- 25-27 with a weight-related medical issue
For other appetite suppressants in Kentucky (such as Wegovy, Zepbound, Qsymia, Contrave) the patient must have a body mass index of:
- 30 or higher
- 27-30 with a weight-related medical issue
Adipex
Wegovy
Zepbound
Typically insurance companies will only cover surgical weight loss if:
- The employer that provides the insurance has chosen bariatric surgery to be a covered benefit
- Or the patient has Medicare or Medicaid
- The patient has a body mass index of 40 or higher
- Or the BMI is 35-40 with one or more significant weight-related medical issues such as:
- diabetes
- high blood pressure
- high cholesterol
- sleep apnea
- severe arthritis
- Or the BMI is 35-40 with one or more significant weight-related medical issues such as:
- For self pay patients, certain procedures are available for patients with a BMI of 30 or higher.
Gastric Sleeve
Gastric Bypass
SIPS
To qualify for incisionless procedures such as Spatz-3 or Orbera gastric balloon, the patient must have a body mass index of 30 or higher.
Orbera
Spatz 3
