Hi everyone I was interested in the lap band surgery and wanted to know a ball park price and when ins helps in the cost or if they do I live in ny by port jefferson probaly mather hospital.

It is a huge variance.

Without insurance, within the US self-pay can be anywhere from $15,000.00 to $20,000.00 or more, depending on your location. Some doctors include aftercare and others charge for fills and visits.

With insurance the variance is even bigger. It really depends on what kind of coverage you have and can range from no coverage for weight loss surgery to 50%, 80%, 100%.

My surgeon charges $17,500.00 for self-pay patients. Fills are not included.

With insurance he charged the insurance company a lot more, around $29,000.00 (excluding anesthesia), they sqabbled back and forth for a couple of months and in the end my total out-of-pocket was around $5,000.00. Insurance has covered aftercare and fills 100%

If you have insurance, the first step is to see if they cover weight loss surgery and if so how much and what the requirements are.

Then find some seminars in your area and go from there.

Edited July 24, 200917 yr by Jodi_620

I paid $15,000 in Los Angeles which includes all my labs, follow up labs, fills, support groups, etc.

From what I researched that's about the going rate.

I was self pay and it was right around 21,000 for everything.

I paid $15,000 in Los Angeles which includes all my labs, follow up labs, fills, support groups, etc.

From what I researched that's about the going rate.

Compared to costs in my area, which is actually lower than some, that is a good deal. $2,500 less and fills included!

Edited July 24, 200917 yr by Jodi_620

Well I am self pay but I live in Texas. My total surgery will be $9,990.00 That includes everything plus one fill and then each fill after that will be $100.00 I don't know how much it is if you have insurance though!

I answered this a few minutes ago in another thread. I have Aetna... and all my visits, surgery co-pay, nutritionist, pysch eval, the whole sha-bang cost me out of pocket approximately $630. I have no idea about "fills". I haven't had my first one yet. :tongue2:

I paid $9950 in Denver.