pricing question-paying out of pocket

[travelinsnorkel 0]

They quoted me $15,000, but I got a few bills post op and it is up to about $17,000 now and free fills, doc visits, and nutritionist visits for the first year.

[Sexyslim2010 0]

Thanks everyone! Ideally I would be comfortable paying up to 11k. I also heard that if you pay out of pocket it is cheaper???

[Sexyslim2010 0]

WOW Travelinsnorkel! You are doing great on your weight loss. I can't wait to do this so I can have your results! :rolleyes2: That is great.

[cattoy71 0]

The $9500k hospital fee was out of pocket and they usually change the insurance companies around 30k for an out-patient procedure.

I have no idea why there is such a dramatic self pay difference for people getting the band in the United States.....Cost of living doesn't cost double the amount from state to state....weird.

All I know is that I am grateful to have the means (and a great APR through Capital One, lol) to afford the surgery.....it truly has been an amazing ride so far.

[travelinsnorkel 0]

Thank you SexySlim! It really feels great to be losing and know that I'm going to keep it off!

[snowbird 2]

I have never seen a price much below $10,000 in the US. $6000 is low even for Mexico. I would be very wary of that pricing. Low price in the US is $9500-$12,000. In Mexico, prices for reputable surgeons are around $7000-$8500. This is based on my reading this website for over a year.

[Sexyslim2010 0]

Yeah I was thinking the same thing. It is a friend of a friend that had it done and I think MY friend might have just made that up! LOL

[gentylwind 1]

I am in DFW and am paying $9990, which includes all pre-op testing, the surgery, anesthesiologist and facility fees and six fills in the first year after surgery. Not included was the mandatory psych eval ($250) and the cost of the pre-op diet.