unbelievable.......

Surgeon $29,279.00

Asst Surgeon - which is NOT covered - $16,061.22 - which I will fight against since I was NOT told there was an assistant surgeon

Hospital (1 night) - $42,227.20

Anes - $2,562.00

Pic line - $551.00

Lab work - $185.00

thank goodness for insurance.....just to think that we charge here in the US over 80K for a surgery and you can go to Mexico and pay under 10K....something is really wrong with this picture and Obama Care is NOT the solution, trust me.

Medical providers can charge whatever they like but most never receive anything close after contracted rates come into play. It's almost comical comparing the payment to the actual billed charge.

Oh and I'm surprised at the assistant surgeon charge mentioned above. Most surgeons have fellows/residents that assist. Mine is a teaching surgeon so there was no charges from his assistant. I had no problem with it because he's training the next generation of bariatric surgeons. They have to learn somewhere, why not at the right hand of the best!