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How much was/is yours? If you even had one...Im in the process of trying to get my surgery approved...I have more appointments coming up...i know its a process but its going to be well worth it thats for sure..I CANT WAIT...BUT my out of pocket expense is $600..it covers a couple of things but SHEEESSHH...kinda stressful..i cant even lie..lol

Im thinking about changing my doctor...i know of another place but idk where im at I heard good things too..

Questions..comments are more than welcomed...thank u in advanced

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Mine was about 600 for the entire thing. My actual bill before insurance paid was 39,000+ so I know it may seem like a lot to you but it's nothing compared to out of pocket and some people Pay that. Be thankful! Good luck on your journey!

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Your right love...God is good...and now that I look at it...I should be more thankful that that is all I have to pay...your absolutely right...because the surgery alone is a whole lot...thank u...and same to you

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That's about right. Other than my copays everything was covered except for $200 for the nutrition class and $400 copay day of surgery.

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Mine sounds pretty close to everyone else. Aside for my co-pays to my surgeon each month, I had to pay a one-time program fee of $500 which covered 2 visits to my nut, my psych eval, and 10 visits to the hospital fitness center whenever I chose to use them. It also covered my first 3 months of surgeon office visits post-op.

My insurance paid 100% of everything else.

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Im 2 weeks off untill my surgury im paying 2600 dollars and that's with top of the line private health good luck on your journey ❤

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Here in my province in Canada, it is all covered by Medicare. I pay nothing! :)

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Well I'm guessing by the time my surgery is over my OOPwill be about $1500

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2700 for me

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Anyone up for a late night chat about wls would love to hear of people's experiences

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Do you find out after your approval from insurance what your out of pocket expense will be? I heard people talking numbers at their consult..... What was your experience?

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My first consult meeting from my surgeon he told me his cost to me would be $300, and that was all. Insurance pretty much covered everything minus my regular copays ($60 for hospital admission, $20 for specialists/doctors, etc.). I started the process in May. I then postponed it, resumed back in October, got a surgery date for the end of November, and didn't hear until the week before surgery that I was actually approved. :)

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Well.... my Dr didn't go over any costs and my paperwork is going to be submitted late next week.. maybe they like to surprise you here. Lol

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Do you find out after your approval from insurance what your out of pocket expense will be? I heard people talking numbers at their consult..... What was your experience?

My first consult meeting from my surgeon he told me his cost to me would be $300, and that was all. Insurance pretty much covered everything minus my regular copays ($60 for hospital admission, $20 for specialists/doctors, etc.). I started the process in May. I then postponed it, resumed back in October, got a surgery date for the end of November, and didn't hear until the week before surgery that I was actually approved. :)

Most programs can tell you from experience what your OOP will be however, you can call your insurance company and check so there are no surprises. Also most hospitals call a few days prior to admission and alert you to any copays related to surgery. If your insurance company has a website they usually have their fee schedule included. Unless you have lots of disposable income it's best to know beforehand. A few hundred may be easy to come by, a few grand may not.

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