Baseballfan

Dr Apel at Blossom Bariatrics. I was self pay also but it was cheaper if i had a hiatal hernia. Then it was billed to my insurance as a hiatal hernia surgery and I only paid for the sleeve part. Since Blossom owns the surgery center, Warm Springs, this is not fraudulent to your insurance. Blossom will let you know exactly how much you owe pre-op and that is exactly what I paid. When you get Blossoms paperwork they also offer a “hardship” discount based on income. I know there was a discount for income up to $250,000 income. It’s worth checking into. I believe it was a 50% discount for taxable income up to $95,000. Hope this helps. My care was unbelievable. And being only 8 days out I feel fabulous! Let me know if i can help anymore.

I am in Montana too. Just sleeved a week ago on 10/26/17. So far so good. I had mine done in Las Vegas as I was self pay. One more week and I have to start introducing some real food. Nervous! Advice? Ideas?

I am post-op Gastric Sleeve by 1 week tomorrow. I went the self pay with hiatal hernia repair route. My insurance would not pay for bariatric surgery but would pay for hernia repair. By having the hernia repaired, I saved a little under $10,000 out of pocket for my gastric sleeve. Gastric sleeve price was $16,500 out without hernia repair..... $6,700 with hernia repair and insurance coverage. I feel great and am looking forward to a healthier future not only due to the weight loss but to the hernia being repaired. By the way, I live in MT but had surgery in Henderson, NV. It was totally worth the trip!!