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I am paying cash for my lapband. But they are requiring that I pay for my own bloodwork. Does anyone know how much this usually is? And what kind of tests they do?

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I am paying cash for my lapband. But they are requiring that I pay for my own bloodwork. Does anyone know how much this usually is? And what kind of tests they do?

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I paid $150.

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If you have insurance, I made a physical and had them do it there and just gave them a list of what was needed by my surgeon. Hopefully this works. I am self pay also. I did the pulmonary (spell) test also with my physical. We will see if it works. I am going to submit my psych eval to the insurance to. Might as well see what they will pay for. Anything will help, right?

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Hello,

I have insurance but I still got the bill that gave the total paid by the insurance company.

In addition to bloodwork there is Radiology, Cardiovascular testing, sleep study, Nutritionist, and psychological consult. I only had to pay out of pocket the co pay, but total cost was approximatley $3500.00 here in North Carolina. I hope this helps. I still got a couple pre op visits before my surgery so it may be close to $4000 or more.

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I paid $150.

I am in Houston and using True Results. I paid the $150 to them and that was for the blood work which was done at Quest Diagnostics.

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I am in Houston and using True Results. I paid the $150 to them and that was for the blood work which was done at Quest Diagnostics.

Thanks soooo much!!

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I am paying cash for my lapband. But they are requiring that I pay for my own bloodwork. Does anyone know how much this usually is? And what kind of tests they do?

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I had my bloodwork done in Irving, Texas at Quest Diagnostics. I am copying straight from the invoice the lab sent me, so I don't know what any of this stuff means:

Cholesterol $24

Hemoglobin, Glycosylated $57

Lipoprotein, Direct, HDL $42.41

Triglycerides $33.60

TSH $104.70

Venipuncture $12

CBC, PLT, DIFF $26

Comprehen Metabolic Panel $42.85

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Total $342.56

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