Just as a statistics-lover, I wanted to find out how many people got banded via private pay or were covered by insurance?

Insurance. But I would've paid if I'd had to.

After fighting with the insurance for almost a year it's finally been approved. If not I would have found a way to pay for it myself.

I was just banded Friday. I was private pay. It was a lot easier than fighting insurances but I will be pay it off for the next few years.

Insurance paid for mine almost 100% I just have to pay 20% of the doctors fee

insurance WOULD pay in 2.5 yrs (gf had 3 of 5 yrs obesity required and then 6mo diet), but self paid to get in now.

I was all prepared to self-pay and go to Mexico because I just knew that my insurance would deny me(long story). Anyway, I found out last week that I was approved and they will pay for all of the costs!! :thumbup:

I was self pay... I guess I should say, I AM self pay, since I will be paying off this band long after the weight is gone (like for about 7 years at 9.5% interest).

What we won't do to spend more time with the people we love.

My company has an exclusion.

I was luck enough to be approved on the first try (which shocked the heck out of me). I will pay 10% of the doctors charges and nothing on the hospital and pre-op testing. :biggrin: