Originally Posted by Mrs. Lenny2

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.