I just got back from my dr. and she is writing my letter of recomendation!!!! Yeah.... I have my appointment with Midsouth Bariatrics on the 20th. Did everyone else get nickled and dimed to death for their surgery. I have to go to a psyc dr and a nutritionist and both charge a filing fee?/?? 50.00 and 120.00 that ins wont cover.... And I just found out that my Lapband dr charges a 500.00 participation fee??? Is that leagal? seeing that he is getting 1000's from my ins. Its like their double dipping.. I was just wondering if anyone else has had this same sitituation.. I am still excited, I am hopeing to be banded by summer.... :clap2:

I am in California, amd going through the same thing, and I have the same charges. $150 for the psyciatrist (what an incredible waste of time and ca$h), $50 co pay, and I will have to pay the $500 "program fee" which is supossedly for continuing education. I did find out the fills are $300 each, but the fee for the surgery covers 3-4 fills the first year. Just hang in there, the $ will be worth the change to your health and lifestyle. Thats what I keep telling myself!!!! My surge date is 5/18/06!!! Good luck to you!

My surgery was pretty cut and dried. I saw my surgeon one time before the surgery and I didn't have to see any other doctors at all. My insurance is 80/20 so I had to pay 20% plus $500.00 deductible. My total out of pocket ended up being about $4000.00.

I did not have the "participation fee" but I did have to shell out $200 for an hour with the dietician and $250 for an hour with the psychologist than insurance would not reimburse. My fills are covered with the surgery with no additional costs other than the co-pay and there is no limit on fills.