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Originally Posted by riddler
Did insurance cover it? or if not how much is usually the total of the surgery? im asking because my mother has always wanted to get the bypass but lap band is safer.
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My insurance company did not cover it. When I had the surgery in Sept. of 2005, my surgeon charged $12,900 for the outpatient surgery. He has since raised his outpatient price to $13,500. This covers the surgeon, a 23-hour hospital stay and the anesthesiologist. Compared to some surgeons in the country, this is a greatly reduced price. Granted, one should not consider
only price when researching their options. The surgeon, hospital services, etc. should also be researched. My surgeon is one of the first 4 proctors (teaching surgeons) for Inamed, which is the company that invented the lap band. I would recommend him to ANYONE! His web address is
www.whyweight.com if you wish to pass the info along to your mother.
FYI - I went in for surgery at 8am. My surgery lasted an hour and I was leaving the outpatient facility to go home at 10:30am.