HOW MUCH DO YOU HAVE TO PAY WITH YOUR INSURANCE?

WELL 10 YRS AGO I HAD A VBG AND I HAD TO PAY ROUGHLY I GUESS 7500.00 BEEN SO LONG BECAUSE INS. DID NOT APPROVE I THINK BEEN TO LONG AGO SLEPT WAY TO MUCH SINCE THEN WELL NOW I AM HAPPY TO SAY THAT MY INSURANCE IS PAYING 100% I AM SO HAPPY ALL I HAVE HAD TO PAY IS MY 15.00 CO PAY SO HOPEFULLY I WILLNOT HVE TO GO IN SEBT FOR THIS AGAIN WHAT ARE YOU GUYS HAVING TO PAY THAT YOU KNOW OF SO FAR ALSO I WOULD LIKE FOR ALL OF AUGUST WLS SURGERY TO START I APOST TO SAY HI TO EACH OTHER FOR THE REST OF THE WAITING PERIOD EVERY DAY LETS GIVE A ROLL CALL AND POST A WONDERFUL THOUGHT TO MAKE OUR DAYS OF WAITING A LITTLE LESS NERVOUS!!!!!! NERVES ARE ON EDGE WHEN WAITING FOR THE BIG DAY I WILL START WITH THE FIRST POST ABOVE THIS POST

My insurance is paying 90% after a $300 co-pay. But it may end up paying 100% and a $300 copay because of so many medical bills so far. Good Luck!!

I am paying 20% after my copays and deductibles and fees. So I think when it is all over with it will be around 2500 out of my pocket! NOt to bad! kristin

As far as I know, I only have a $200 co-pay and that's it. But then I have a $30 co-pay for every pre- and post-op visit. *~Amber~*

My insurance (Tricare) is covering everything 100%. Just a little perk since my husband is serving his country! Joan

I have to pay a bundle in comparison to others so far....and its a deal cuz they screwed up when quoting to me and hospital!!--$300 deductible and then $4300.00 out of pocket max. Others where I work will now pay $1000 deduct then 50% of the surgery cost!!!!! Thy said too manypeople are having it done and it is too expensive...I work at a HOSPITAL!! and they are self insured. This is the ONLY surgery that has these rules! My surgery is Aug 4th and am getting a bit nervous after all the plannning an waiting for all of the stuff to get approved and finished--esp. with the ins hassle just before scheduling. all i know is that IT IS WORTH IT ALL TO BE SMALLER AND HEALTHIER FOR MY FAMILY AND ESPECIALLY ME!!! Good luck and prayers for safe travels for all.... Anne

I'm sorry that so many of you have to pay so mu*****anada an Rny is completely covered by our medical insurance. The only thing they will not cover for some reason is a lapband, which runs about 15 thousand here. I do however have to pay 50.00 to the anethetists office, not sure what that is for but thats ok. Patty

I pay $20 every office visit and will pay $76 to Assistant Surgeon and $350 to my Surgeon, I have BC/BS of MN. Jacque

My insurance covers 90%, and the surgery is roughly $15,000. They told me I have to pay my $1,500 up front the morning of surgery, before they will even touch me. Oh well, better than the full amount. I have heard that some people have to pay the whole amount upfront and then worry about reimbursement from the insurance companies afterwards. Yikes. Tiffany