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(deactivated member)
on 3/6/12 7:26 am - San Antonio, TX

I ended up paying out of pocket after my insurance had originally approved me and then denied payment after. The original bill for the hospital portion was $58,000. I was given the option to pay the insurance rate of $15,000. They finally settled for a $10,000 cash payment.

bubba6969
on 3/6/12 12:23 pm - MN

RNY on 02/16/12

You guys seem lucky I have union ins which I pay through the ... on they maxed me out at 20000 my max outa pock is 3000 so far had to pay 1500through up front havnt got my bills yet but its gonna suck lol

AnneGG
on 3/6/12 1:17 pm

RNY on 07/15/10

Wow, I wasn't aware how lucky I am with my insurance- zip for co-pay for the surgery and $5 for an office visit. I guess I shouldn't be taking it so much for granted.

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(deactivated member)
on 3/6/12 11:07 pm

I have really good insurance but elected last year to have a $3500 maximum out of pocket coinsurance payment so the cost of my RNY was about $39,000 and I just got the bill for my portion and I need to cough up the $3500. It's going to take a while to pay that off and I hope the hospital works out a reasonable payment plan. Ugh.

Valerie G.
on 3/7/12 1:51 am - Northwest Mountains, GA

DS on 10/31/05

It sounds about right for me.
For laprascopic, there are often tools that are used only once for your surgery then discarded, or sent through a long sterilization process. For lap surgery, there is need for longer time under anesthesia. The hospital stay is a tiny part.

Valerie
DS 2005

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momjan
on 3/7/12 4:15 am - Canada

Full pay by my provincial insurance coverage. Costs for out of province surgery was around 20,000. Less if in province, but I was approved to go States-side for it.

Costs to me were part of the psych, travel costs to and from. So lucky!!!!!

Michelle H.
(Rainbomama)
on 3/7/12 5:45 am - LA

VSG on 02/27/12

I paid $9800 cash pay to Dr. Borland in New Iberia, Louisiana. That was it. I had VSG surgery.

Michelle from Louisiana

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