What Will Lap Band Surgery Cost?

If you are considering lap band surgery, it will not be long before you start thinking about the cost of lap band surgery. There may still be an out-of-pocket expense, even if you have insurance. Depending on your insurance plan, you may not have much of an out-of-pocket expense.

I had a RNY(the stomach stapling type of gastric bypass surgery) and did not even bother to find out how much of the cost of the surgery was covered by my insurance company. To me, it did not matter the cost, I was going to have the surgery anyway. There was a lady that was in one of my support groups whose insurance policy cover 50% of the cost and she had the same providet as I. I had the surgery.

I got a $31,000 bill a month later. All I could think of was how long I was going to be paying for this surgery. Thirty days later the bill came again and you can imagine my surprise when the bill had $250 in the amount due field. I wrote that check very quickly. Only your insurance company can tell you what your out of pocket expense will be.

Lap band surgery is a lot less expensive than the RNY, because there is no reconstruction involved. Gastric banding was not covered by my insurance company, at the time I had my surgery. The cost of gastric banding is covered by many insurance companies.

However, the cost of lap band surgery is relatively inexpensive as far as surgeries go. And it is definitely less than the cost of obesity related medical issues. The cost of this type of weight loss surgery is generally between $10,000 and $20,000. There are numerous bariatric surgery facilities that offer financing and both the Lap Band and Realize Band manufacturers offer financing for their products. The cost of lap band surgery is less than the price of a new car.