Couldn't believe how much this surgery cost when I saw the amount billed to my insurance plan! (Luckily my insurance should cover all of that) Wondered what others have paid...

I was just sleeved two weeks ago as a self pay patient in Nebraska. The total will be about 14' date='500. That includes the hospital, surgeon, anesthesiologist, radiology, and lab. The largest cost to the hospital is 10,000 and they have a program that lets me pay just 150/month. There is no way I could have done it otherwise.[/quote']

I too am from Nebraska- My insurance doesn't cover weight loss surgery-

I am in the beginning stages- filled out my packet and have a class the end if July-

Where did you have your surgery- I am planning on GPRMC in NP-

How are you getting along??

I am excited to get on with this. !!

When I called my insurance company in April (Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare) I was told they would charge me a $150 deductible and that's all. So far, I haven't paid a single co-pay, and the only big ticket item has been for the 3-session psych workshop--which isn't covered by my insurance, so it doesn't take my deductible down at all.

Just to make sure, I'm going to call the insurance company again and verify that I won't have any last-minute bills racking up either before or after my surgery! I don't want to look a gift horse in the mouth, but it would be just my luck to have missed a detail somewhere. I'll sleep better getting that information double-checked.

I am having my surgery on Friday June 7th with Dr. Shillingford in Boca Raton and it is all inclusive Labs, EKG, Anesthesiologist,hospital stay for 2.5 days etc. the total cost is $10,500. I did all the checking that is possible on my surgeon and he came out clean as a whiste. I was very impressed with him and his office staff. When I asked why so cheap the answer was simple. He wants people to get help and if insurance won't pay he can make it possible with lower fees.

Wow! I still can't believe how different these numbers are between the different hospitals...

Starting Weight: 270<br />Surgery Weight: 251<br />Two-Week Post-op Weight: 241

South Louisiana here' date=' self pay-14,200. That included everything.[/quote']

Yep. South Louisiana here. I paid 9800 cash.

I paid about 12k total, 7600 to hospital and 4600 to Dr. No wonder healthcare system is so wrecked when you can get a better deal without insurance

This is a lesson of what's wrong with the insurance industry in the United States. I was self-pay in East Tennessee and my total was 14' date='500. If I had gone through my BCBS (not a covered service under my plan) they would have billed BCBS about 25,000. If the cost is 14,500, then why not bill BCBS 14,500?? Oh, that's right..... the insurance companies and execs have to make billions of dollars in profit every year. I broke my arm as a child in 1967 and it cost my father 100. Not trying to get into a political discussion, but our healthcare costs are out of control here. And I don't see anything that's in the works to fix it.[/quote']

So true. I am I East TN also and the doctor I use has a program where self pay is 16.5k. My insurance BCBS was billed about 45k totally for hospital, doctor, anesthesia, etc. Then they did their "allowable" amount bull**** and I ended up paying about 3k out of pocket. All in all very happy, but the amount of variance and excessive billing is phenomenal.

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18000 in Ohio. Insurance covered 90% of it.

Self pay Northwest Arkansas $17,000 or Mexico for $6, 000 (give or take depends on doctor).

I'm having mine done in Tijuana 7/1.

So far 40,000 here in east Tx..100% pay by my Ins... was very happy..

I will pay a little less than 5,000 in Caracas, Venezuela with the best surgeon in my country. It will be self paid

I will pay a little less than 5' date='000 in Caracas, Venezuela with the best surgeon in my country. It will be self paid[/quote']

And about 1,000 more in pre op tests, labs, endoscopy, chest x rays, heart evaluation...

I was self pay and it was 11,999. I then got a bill for twenty six thousand dollars! Scared the crap out of me but when I called they said to ignore it. That's what they would have charged my insurance if I would have had it.

I paid $4500 total cost in TJ Mexico.

Total- 45,000 in Arizona, BCBS paid at 100% (I only paid my deductible 500.00)