After you use whatever fills you need the first year, how much is it after that and does your insurance usually cover it?

For me only 1 fill is included with my insurance, then I have to pay $150 each. Or...the doctor will give me a "deal" --$1000 a year for all the fills/unfills I need. I am going to shoot for the first fill, see how it goes and then get my additional fills as needed. I am thinking maybe 3 per year, but we will see.

My surgery is wednesday so I have no idea how many I will need- first things first!

I've got my 4th and I won't need anymore and am probably going to need a slight unfill for the first time. I'm going to give it one more week. My fills are 150.00 each here in the states, I had my surgery in Monterrey. I can tell I will need no more because I'm incredibly tight.

I am a self-pay patient, but my fills are only $50 for the first year....and that's an unlimited number (he will do them only every 4 weeks). After that I have no idea how much they are, but it's probably pricey because he uses fluoro every time.

I'm a self pay and mine are $200.00

I'm a self pay, and mine are $150.00, but I have only had or needed 2....so be cautious of the yearly expense tropicaljill!!! My SIL uses the same Dr. he charged her the same for an unfill, but did not charge her to add fill back the last time. Not sure what the usual is for unfills.

Kat

Thanks for the heads up Kat. I will definately go on a fill by fill basis!

For those of you who had it in Mexico, do you go back down to get your fills or have someone here in the US do it? The reason why I ask is my doctor is 4 hours away and I was thinking of trying to find someone closer to where I live to fill me, but his office says no one will fill somoenes elses patient. Anybody out there have any insight on this?

thanks!

jill

153.00 until ded. is met then 20%

Why arent these considered a office visit co-pay?

I'm in Australia. My surgery was $3000 out of pocket and that's all I've paid - total - for the band. Haven't paid for fills (and I've had plenty of them in the past 20 months) and didn't have to pay a dime for my revision surgery last week.

The health care system over here makes me a happy girlie!

I am self pay and my fills with flouro are $360...that is ONLY the hospital's fee. My doc does not charge for the 1st year of fills.

Mine are $200 and my insurance does not cover them.

If my band doc does my fills they are only $15 each time.

Mine are covered under insurance for the three months following surgery. After that, I don't know. I'm hoping to be well-adjusted within the 90 day period.