Because I have to pay 100% myself, I'm gathering $$ info about lap-band, and it seems that the overnight admission adds major expense to it all.

If you also paid for it without insurance, can you just answer this for me:

1. Total cost

2. Hospital name, city & state

3. Overnight admission or not

Thanks!

I'm in Atlanta, GA. I was self-pay -- $15,00 covered everything, including fills for one year. I was out-patient and I gather that barring a problem, all his patients are out-patient surgeries

Self pay - total cost 10,000

outpatient

Prestonwood Surgery Center

Dallas, TX

Self Pay - 100%

Total Cost 15,000

JFK in Lake Worth, FL

1 night hospital stay and fills for 1 year

Ins covered mine but last year at the seminar price was 15K and that included 1 year of fills. Just realize you may need to stay overnight.

My doc generally requires it, self pay or not. He let me go early but there were extenuating circumstances. Generally he keeps you overnight. So don't rule that out, find a package that includes that if needed.