I am trying to book my Psychologist appointment (which is required for me) and I not only am I finding it hard to find someone here but the cost is blowing me away! I am of sound mind darnit!

So how much did it cost you or am I the only sucker?! (jk)

How much did your sleep study cost? I need to go ahead and plan for that cost too. My insurance will cover it but I haven't met my deductable (getting closer by the day) yet.

My wallet is hurtin!

Hey! I'm actually a follower of your blog! Love it!!!

Anywhoo, I am getting banded Oct 6th, YAY, and I also need the psych eval and the sleep study (plus what seems like 300 more tests). For the sleep study I only paid $40, which was my co-pay. I was found to have very mild sleep apnea and was given a cpap machine for free (well not really, my insurance covers it and I get to keep it forever...I even get free supplies shipped to me every 3 mths).

As far as the psych eval goes, like you, I cannot find any one that will do it. I keep getting "we don't do that here". The one person that did say she did that wanted to charge me $250 b/c her appts run long and she never claims it to the insurance b/c they don't reimburse her. So, I'm back on the hunt. From what I've heard from various people is that usually it only costs your co-pay....including the report they have to give you.

Hope that help! Good luck with everything.

Maybe I'm off base here, but doesn't your Surgeon's office have a Psych they work with? It's not uncommon for insurance to require a psych eval prior to approval. My surgeon has a resident psych who charges $100, then suggests you continue to attend after surgery...

I paid $10 (co-pay) for psych and did not need a sleep apnea test. I had a sleep apnea test a couple of years ago and they said i had sleep apnea and insurance co. paid for the machine and extras, but i could not get used to sleeping with it so it is in my closet now.

Doesn't your doctors have a team of people or at least a list so that you know which doctors to use.

Hi guys! My Dr gave me a list of 4 psychologists to try! I live about an hour away from all of these guys(or gals) and was hoping to find some one closer. Finding that there are none I started down the list the Doc gave. 2 of them were filled until after Jan 1st. One charges $850 and does not file! I did find one today that seemed like a good fit! She basically worked me in to her schedule according to what I could do, she charges no more then $500 bucks and she will give you all the paper work to file a claim.

I still think that is an insane amount of money!

va-viv..hiya! Thanks for following me! I am hoping the sleep study goes like yours! I might have slight sleep apnea and it will be okay if I do! I just want it to be a little cheaper then the psych!

I paid a $40 copay ea for pysch and my sleep study my insurance covered the rest at 100% however the claim for my sleep study was around $4500.

I am trying to book my Psychologist appointment (which is required for me) and I not only am I finding it hard to find someone here but the cost is blowing me away! I am of sound mind darnit!

So how much did it cost you or am I the only sucker?! (jk)

How much did your sleep study cost? I need to go ahead and plan for that cost too. My insurance will cover it but I haven't met my deductable (getting closer by the day) yet.

My wallet is hurtin!

My psych evaluation was $276.00! I had to pay out of pocket because my insurance will not cover it. Thank God my insurance covers the lapband but it won't cover anything that is a requirement for the surgery. I also had to pay for 6 months of nutritionist supervised diets. My wallet is hurting too! I hope they don't require a sleep study because I certainly can't afford another expense! I hope all works out for you and that your insurance will cover the things that it is requesting you to do for the surgery.

Hang in there!

Misty