I had surgery in Arizona almost 3 years ago. I had an upper GI in February of this year and everything was fine. I just moved back to Ohio and am having a heck of a time finding a doctor in Ohio that will accept me as a cash-pay patient and resume my fills for me without making me have another upper GI or EGD. The Cleveland Clinic will take me but wants $800 for another UGI when I just had one 6 months ago and can supply the surgical report. I have health insurance but they won't cover bariatric care whatsoever. I also called Summa Hospital in Akron Ohio and they won't deal with cash pay patients. Any suggestions where I could go for a fill? At this point, I may just need to fly back to Phoenix to get my fills and this is all very upsetting.

I know most clinics will want some kind of up front fee for a transfer patient. I was banded in Cincinnati and off the top of my head I want to say they charged $500 to US patients and $1000 to patients banded in Mexico. The clinic is excellent though and I highly recommend them. It's Cincinnati Weight Loss Center which I believe is now under the wing of UC Health. http://uchealth.com/weightloss/

Thanks. I will give them a call. I am really running out of ideas at this point!

I agree with Guy!