Is expensive?

This entirely depends on if your insurance covers it or not. I'm having my sleeve surgery on Tuesday and my insurance isn't covering it. I'm paying out of pocket for the whole surgery. Total, it's probably around $25-26k. I know the hospital fee was $23k and then there were a few other charges through my doctors office. The only thing my insurance covered were my tests and nutrition appointments.

When I called them (UHC) they said they have a program through Optum. And Optum said I don't have to pay for it. But I'm no sure what they mean when they said that.

If anyone has MEDICARE...federal government insurance at age 65 or because of a disability, Medicare pays 100% for Bariatric surgery. However, check with your providers and with Medicare. UHC, also pays 100%, again you need to confirm with your provider as well as the insurance carrier; it is managed differently depending on region and type of insurance. I am a novice in the insurance arena. The only reason I know this, I checked with my insurance carrier and MEDICARE. This may not be accurate information for others. I suspect there are many on this forum who can answer this much better than me. Good luck -

I was cash pay and my Loop DS was 21, 800. That includes all the post op visits for a year.
I live in Missouri, so things are a little less expensive here.

I'm out-of-pocket $5500 in Mexico (on Nov 30th) not including my flights.

3 hours ago, niabo said:

I'm out-of-pocket $5500 in Mexico (on Nov 30th) not including my flights.

I'm wondering what are the covid restrictions for flying and in Mexico?

I did Mexico as well back in June but I drove down. They did temp checks going into Mexico but that was it. Just over $4000 all in including hotel. It was an extra $400 to repair a hernia but I knew that possibility existed going in.

I think it really varies on 1. your insurance and 2. if you are self pay. My insurance covered the surgery 100% and I didn't have to pay anything.

On 11/15/2020 at 7:28 PM, It's time. said:

I'm wondering what are the covid restrictions for flying and in Mexico?

From what I hear there aren't any (from a friend who flew a month ago for a wedding). I'm flying into San Diego, and their driver picks you up and drives across the border though. The facility where I'm staying has a fairly strict policy though (masks all the time, thorough cleaning, etc).

My insurance covered it, Cigna, but I had to pay my out of pocket maximum (we have a family plan)

Out out of pocket maximum is $5500, but my husband’s company pays the first $1000 towards our deductible which is included in the $5500, so we personally paid $4500 out of pocket