Self Pay
If you are looking to self pay, you may want to consider going to Mexico or other countries to have the surgery. I heavily researched mine and spoke to 3 local doctors before making my decision. I had Gastric Bypass Surgery on 6/5/08 in Mexico and paid $11,900 via Healthbase.com. You can also check out PlanetHospital.com. The lapband was going to cost around $9500. Not only is it cheaper, but these countries have been doing the surgeries for years longer than the doctors here in the US.