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I paid $12,500 for everything here in Houston but my doctor is retired. I used 2 interest free credit cards and paid it off in 1 year. When interest free runs out transfer to another interest free credit card.

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did you have your surgery in mexico and can you give me more on the surgery please

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i paid 15,300 for my surgery and first year of fills and the pre op testing and the shrink eval etc. I got mine done in San Diego only did that because the office is like 15 min away from my house so if i have any problems ill but them in person

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I was quoted 9900 and that coverd surgery getting put under and 1 year after care. It is from True Results in Hurst TX. i hear some where in AZ it is 4500. so i am also trying to find out where that is just incase my ins don't cover. I wish you the best of luck on your jurny. :thumbup:

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Kansas, $11,999.00 w/ 1 year fills and appointments. Everything included except the head doc eval. :D Went to him not for cost so much but because his seminar was so good and he lets you know he is the best. Of course I will know more once I actually get there on the 20th, saw him yesterday for my pre op appointment.

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i live in los angeles and paid $16k for surgery, nutrition class, first year of fills. my insurance covered the pre-surgery tests so i didn't have to pay for those.

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I paid $14,000 on 1/31/10, but of course a year later they have a special now for $9900. This is in So. Cal

They have offices in Beverly Hills and San Dimas.

http://www.lapbandsurgeryprocedure.com/lap-band-cost.html

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I live in Missouri and am having surgery in Overland Park, KS. It is costing me 17,900 that includes consult fee, pre op labs and post op fills for over a year.

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Kansas, $11,999.00 w/ 1 year fills and appointments. Everything included except the head doc eval. :D Went to him not for cost so much but because his seminar was so good and he lets you know he is the best. Of course I will know more once I actually get there on the 20th, saw him yesterday for my pre op appointment.

I am just getting started and am looking at going to the same place. My insurance covers it except I have a $4900 deductible and then 10% copay after that.

When do they start charging you?

Please let me know your experiences as all other people I know went to Malley.

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I paid 5,000 US for my band in Korea. Though getting the band abroad might not seem like a good idea I live here so it just made sense.

Yes I'll be moving out of here sooner or later but 5,000 is a whole lot better then 20,000 I'd probably pay in Canada

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Texas here and my cost is $9900.00 and 1 yr after care. After that office visits are $75.00..so far thats all I paid. I get banded on May 3rd

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I live in Az and went through TrueResults. I had a hiatal hernia that insurance covered, but they wouldn't cover the band. So they billed the insurance company for the hernia repair and I paid $5,500 for the band and a year of after care. I started looking at there company and 30 days later I had the surgery.

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