How much are lap band fills without insurance? 1000.00? If my insurance does cover it how much?

Kitty (Healthnet HMO):nervous

My insurance doesn't cover fills, so I pay $250 every time I go to my doctor.

1st 3 free, then $57.

Thanks for the info ladies!

Kitty

Mine are $200 out of pocket. My insurance doesn't cover it. To date I have had 5 fills out of pocket in my 10cc band.

I pay $250. My insurance doesn't pay anything.

I am self pay and my fills are $15 each.

DrewsLou,

Does your insurance pay for fills?

first fill free, others one hundred dollars a piece. It depends on your quality. Some doctors dont fill under fluro... my doc allowed me to see what was happening. I also got filled by my actual surgeon, not a nurse.

julestwu.... no, that is what my surgeon charges his self pay patients. My insurance didn't cover any part of my band.

I pay a co-pay ($25) but I don't know what he charges the insurance company.

With my HMO, if you are covered, it is $14 per fill. If you are NOT convered, they want $200 per fill.

How much are lap band fills without insurance? 1000.00? If my insurance does cover it how much?

Kitty (Healthnet HMO):nervous

I was self pay. My surgeon does them free for the first year then they are $100 per fill after that.

If I had had my surgery done at the facility, the fills would have been free for the first year. Oh well, a small price to pay for a healthy lifestyle, plus I have cafeteria plan for reimbursement from pre-tax dollars.

Mine are 175.-

nana~

Hello, I am getting ready for my surgery in Mexico and am now finding that most doctors here won't do fills for Mexico patients. I went to www.fillcentersusa.com but their closest location is about 4 hours away. I also found out that the Surgical Weight Loss Center in Tacoma will do them but at $400 a fill!!! Does anyone know of a location in Western Washington that does fills for Mexico patients at a lower price than that?? Thanks!!

~Christiana