I currently have Anthem Blue Cross and I am unsure what type of visit insurance companies consider a "fill" (office visit, specialty visit, etc).

I was wondering, what are the typical cost associated with getting your 'fill/unfill'?

Please note if you are self pay or if your insurance covers it.

Thanks!!!

For self pay most ppl pay $100-$250.

I have Anthem Blue Cross and I paid $30

I have Kaiser in Georgia. They cover no fills or any kind of weight loss surgery (or meds) Thankfully I was able to get my surgery before I got on Kaiser. I am therefore self pay and I pay 149 per fill. This includes the doctor visit and the procedure. No fluro done here either.

All of my consultations with the surgeon or dietitian plus all of my fills are free until I reach my target weight

I am self pay and that was the agreement we reached prior to surgery

My total cost was $6500

My banding was done in Jakarta Indonesia ( I live here) by Indonesia's leading lap band surgeon Dr Barlian Sutedje Director General of the Gading Pluit Hospital

How can you find out if you have to pay for fills??

ok where the heck is everyone finding these cheap fills? my insurance doesn't cover it and i haven't found anything under 1,000

live in st louis but don't mind traveling (chicago, des moines, kc, memphis)

any suggestions greatly helped

used to go to dr. vitello in chicago

he was phenomenal with great fluoroscopy technique but stopped doing them for some reason :-(

(Self pay/ have no insurance) My fills were free for the first 3 months and then they were $15. He raised the price to $25 now.

ok, i'll try this again, i don't know how to do the BMI thing but i'm now 150 and 5'6" and have lost 126#

banded in 07 by Dr. Ortiz in Tijuana who i would recommend to anyone

all inclusive surgery was 8500 and very well orchestrated

my loss was somewhat slow, i was not getting aggressive fills for the first 2 years

then i met dr. vitello in chicago who has/had GREAT technique with fluoroscopy (i'm a rn so i'm kind of picky)

weight came off somewhat slowly but very healthy and i have very little loose skin which surprises me as i am 53

anyway, now i can't stop losing and want to so i want some of the restriction removed

can't find a reasonably priced local doc so i'm asking for referrals for st louis, des moines, chicago, memphis, kc---you get the idea, don't mind traveling a few hours

thats about it for me

nice to meet you all and good luck, don't lose faith, i had some good support in my darker hours

roxanne

I have a form of Regence Blue Shield. Thru the clic I was operated at, my first 13 months post op re covered 100% both fills & unfills, and any office visits I feel I need. after that self pay is $150/fill. I'm not sure if my insurance will cover them.

I hope you have found some help in the time between your post and me reading this...but I was banded on 12/28 by Dr. Darin Minkin in St. Louis! I am now a cash patient and I pay $125 for fills. I am not sure how he is about taking patients that he hasnt banded...but I would think it would be worth a phone call! He is an excellent dr!! Good Luck!!

ok, i'll try this again, i don't know how to do the BMI thing but i'm now 150 and 5'6" and have lost 126#

banded in 07 by Dr. Ortiz in Tijuana who i would recommend to anyone

all inclusive surgery was 8500 and very well orchestrated

my loss was somewhat slow, i was not getting aggressive fills for the first 2 years

then i met dr. vitello in chicago who has/had GREAT technique with fluoroscopy (i'm a rn so i'm kind of picky)

weight came off somewhat slowly but very healthy and i have very little loose skin which surprises me as i am 53

anyway, now i can't stop losing and want to so i want some of the restriction removed

can't find a reasonably priced local doc so i'm asking for referrals for st louis, des moines, chicago, memphis, kc---you get the idea, don't mind traveling a few hours

thats about it for me

nice to meet you all and good luck, don't lose faith, i had some good support in my darker hours

roxanne