Banded on 8-25-09 with no difficulties (I have the Discharge Note & Op Report). Just rec'd the Hospital bill yesterday & had to pick myself up off the floor.... yes, Alaska might be a little higher that other states, but my goodness! Here is what the Hospital is charging me (have yet to receive the MD's bill & the anesthesiologist's bill):

Inpatient Svcs (had to stay for one day):

* IV Solutions - $230

* Med-Surg Supplies - $921

* Supply/Implants - $13,394

* Lab/Chemistry - $433.68

* Lab/Hematology - $300.56

* OR Services - $5,344.64

* Drugs requiring DET code - $233.25

* Pharmacy - $1147.57

* Drgs/Other - $68.58

* Sterile Supplies - $6909.00

* Laboratory - $44.72

* Lab/Immunology - $321.36

* DX Xrays - $762.48

*Anesthesia - $1856.96

* Recovery Room - $2751.84

* Room Charges - $2751.84

GRAND TOTAL - $36,547.48

Now I'm curious - so how much was your facility bill?

My total cost (in Kansas) was $16,500.

Did you have insurance? If so, they jack up the charges trying to get the max that insurance will pay. I used to work in supplies and they would charge $75 for a 75 cent bag of IV fluid, but it was because they couldn't charge for the pump so they would roll all the cost into the supplies. Hospitals cannot charge for anything that can be reused. Interesting factoid. So usually they roll the charges into room fees and stuff.

I know what you mean. I got mine and it said $37, 309. I am glad I didn't have to pay one dime. I am keeping my bill as a keep sake. LOL

* IV Solutions - $284

* Med-Surg Supplies - $105

* Supply/Implants - $13,394

* Lab/Chemistry - $223.60

* Lab/Hematology - $300.56

* OR Services - $5,344.64

* Drugs requiring DET code - $699.75

* Pharmacy - $2395.85

* Drgs/Other - $205.74

* Sterile Supplies - $7113.00

* Laboratory - $44.72

* DX Xrays - $762.48

* Anesthesia - $1856.96

* Recovery Room - $1827.84

* Room Charges - $2751.84

With my total as $37,309.98

Some of our prices were the same. It might be a standard fee. Did you get it done at Regional too? I have my first fill Tuesday so I am really excited... Can't wait. Jennifer

Yes, I have Triwest Insurance which is expected to pay for the entire visit (minus my copay if I owe one). The total charges for the Hosp bill is $36,547.48 with a contractual adjustment (write off) of $29,434.58 leaving a balance of $7,112.90 due from Triwest.

Yep, I had the surgery done at AK Regional (though I wanted it at Providence since I work in their building, but Dr. Searles office put it at AK Regional on the auth).

Good luck on the fill & would love to know how it went.

Wow!

My entire bill, all fees, came to $7185.59; United Health Care paid 90%.

My total bill for the hospital came to $26,680.

My insurance allowable was $12,200 so they had to write the difference off. I had to pay 10% of allowable so I paid $1,220.

I still owe the anesthesiologist $118.00 (he hasn't billed me yet, I only know the amount from my insurance statement)

And my insurance is duking it out with the psychologist. He is charging $900 for 2 written tests and 20 minutes of talk time. Problem is, he is charging the same code for the two tests so my insurance wants proof he isn't double billing. <sigh>

All I can say is WOW! I'd hate to have to pay that as a self-pay! Good thing you have insurance! My facility bill was around $8450 - I only know this because they sent me the bill by mistake. I was self-pay until my insurance decided after the second appeal to approve the surgery. The total was $15,900 for 2 years of free fills, facility, anesthesia charges, surgeon fees, consult, nut eval, nutritional counseling and any port revisions, dilatations that need done within 2 years (facility fees extra if needed).

I haven't received my bill yet, but I know what I'm expected to pay.

Hospital:

- Billed: $25,670.75

- Plan Paid: $6,553.50

- I owe: $1,156.50

Surgeon:

- Billed: $3,124.23

- Plan Paid: $843.81

- I owe: $148.91

Anesthesiologist:

- Billed: $2,800

- Plan Paid: $1,055.36

- I owe: $186.24

Physician's Assistant:

- Billed: $1,562.11

- Plan Paid: $1,163.23

- I owe: $8.35 (I met my Out-of-Pocket Maximum)

Total owed by me = $1500

I was outpatient and the my hospital bill was 36K

My physician was 10K

Anesthesiologist was 6K

Physicians Assistant was 5K

I nearly fell to the floor when I saw the charges. Thank G-d my insurance covered everything and I didn't have to pay a cent/

Mine was about 28,000 of which I had to pay about $1500. Of course insurance has contractual rates so they paid about half that amount in reality.

.... and just rec'd another bill....

This is the MD's bill:

$8,060.00

I am self-pay as WLS totally excluded from my plan. Total for everything was $9950. No overnight stay. I am lucky that the insurance paid for pretty much everything else.

I was self pay and the total pkg was around 17K. I just had a hyst. and was in the hospital for 24 hrs. I have a 5K deductible of which I have other prior bills of course. I just got the hospital bill and it totaled a bit over 7K. It seems like that stay would be comparable to a lapband stay. And what is that sterile supplies charge all about? $6700? That's almost the total of my hyst hospital stay. Must be they skipped the sterile supplies!!

Edited September 21, 200916 yr by jms462001

OMG!!! This is definately a moment when I feel very very proud to be Australian....I didn't pay a cent for my op. Lap Band is covered by our medicare system if you go public. You have to wait 12mnths + to get the op done, but when you do, it's free. I only pay $40 per fill (total bill is $150 but medicare rebates $110 of it each time). I cannot believe how much it costs to get the surgery over there :biggrin: