If you were self pay for your band, what was the total, if you don't mind me asking? Did your surgeon have a "package deal" with aftercare included?

The surgeon I am going to in Monterrey MX is going to cost me 9100. This includes airfare, and after care if I want to fly down there. But he help me set up aftercare here locally in the states.

When all was said and done I would say I paid just under 20,000. It would have been much cheaper to go to mexico but it just wasn't worth the risk to me. It was a big dip into the savings...but worth every penny.

$12,900 in Covington, Louisiana, which covers the following:

- surgeon

- 23-hour hospital stay

- anesthesiologist

- 1 year follow-up care/fills

www.whyweight.com

$15k covers

- surgeon

- 23-hour hospital stay

- anesthesiologist

- 1 year follow-up care/fills, 2nd year if you lose 50% of excess weight in first year

no pre-op testing covered, but if you are healthy, the doc doesn't require any. I had no pre-op testing.

bandmd.com

$8950 which includes all aftercare assuming I get myself to MX. I think I spent about $70 out of pocket for my pain meds, sundries, and tips. I was lucky to find a great deal on airfare which was not included in the package.

Tests, Hotel, and transportation to/from San Diego were included.

My Lap-Band package was $10,700 at Wish Center in San Antonio, TX

-1 night hospital stay

-all hospital/surgeon costs

-psychologist evaluation

-nutritionist help

-exercise physiologist

-post-op visits (NOT fills)

I paid 14,000 which covered everything plus 1 year of aftercare. I was banded at Laproscopic Associates of San Francisco.

i have the same dr as mini_me. the total quoted was $15,700...

1. dr spivak and his assistant.. $6500 (10% self pay)

2. facility fee...................$8500

3. anesthesia....................$700

my total was $14,500 (got add'l $500 off because i'm a nurse). i'm pretty healthy, so i didn't have to have anything else done.

cutiern:D

$12,900 in Slidell, Louisiana, which covers the following:

- surgeon

- 23-hour hospital stay

- anesthesiologist

- 1 year follow-up care/fills

www.whyweight.com

I would say it came close to 18,000 and that is without aftercare. Every visit is about 60 bucks and a fill with flouro is 200 and without is 75. The 18,000 was with some discounts because my mom works in anesthesia and is good friends with the surgeon. This is in Sioux City, IA.

Mine is $16,000 with Dr. Jayaseelan in Dallas. It includes everything plus two fills in the first year.

I paid $8,500 for everything except airfare. Fills are $100 for the first year. I spent about $500 so far for airfare and food as well.

~Liz~

banded 03/10/06

Dr.Ortiz

237/208/150

5'7''

Mine totals $17,995.00. That price is broken down to this:

Hospital: $11,725.00 (includes five post-op visits)

Surgeon: $5,000.00

Radiology:$70.00

Anesthesiologist:$1,200.00

This price also includes the pre-testing (bloodwork, EKG, Upper GI), 3 post operative phsychological counseling sessions, 3 nutritional eduction visits, 3 spiritual couseling visits, and one-on-one excersice sessions with an exercise physiologist for a required 3 month period (at one the of the Hospital's Health Centers). Fills/adjustments are not included and will be $100.00 fee.:omg:

I'm self-paying $12,800 with Dr. Oh in Federal Way, WA. This includes doctor's fees, his assistant's fees, hospital and anesthesiologist. I *think* it includes the first fill. Every fill after that is $105.00.

This does NOT include the massive preop testing though (11 appointments of procedures, xrays, classes!) My state DSHS insurance is paying for the preop stuff.

Tina

I paid $10k, plus airfare...

Wow! I have noticed that the prices are coming down. When I was researching this in 2002 and 2003, many US doctors were $20-$30k ....