Just curious to know if there are others out there that are self pay, because your insurance won’t cover Bariatric surgery. I’m self paying.

Me! I probably could have got my insurance to pay, but it wasn't worth the risk to me. I just shopped around and got it done. But I was fortune to be able to do that.

If you think you might have Gallstones or a hiatial hernia, there is a chance you can get it fixed, and pay cash for the sleeve. I couldn't find anyone here to do that, but I've read stories on here about it. Insurance covers most, and you pay like $4500 or so for the sleeve.

did you pick a surgeon yet? I used bariatrix FL, and paid $9000 last August. I am basically at goal with no regrets.



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Yep I’m self pay. The plus side is we have very few hoops to jump through. ?

My insurance doesn’t cover WLS, I have been thinking about it for a while and saw a couple of bariatric doctors until I found one I liked, total cost is $13,900 but I feel really good with my decision as when I went for my Pre-op test at the hospital, one of the nurses commented on my surgeon. She basically said that he was very good at making sure his patients were completely informed on the procedure, the risks and the benefits. She said she sees a lot of these surgeries from several different Bariatric surgeons a she likes my surgeon the best.

9 hours ago, Dmantei56 said:

when I went for my Pre-op test at the hospital, one of the nurses commented on my surgeon. She basically said that he was very good at making sure his patients were completely informed on the procedure, the risks and the benefits. She said she sees a lot of these surgeries from several different Bariatric surgeons a she likes my surgeon the best.

That is a great endorsement!