HOLY MOLY! My surgery cost HOW much??????

My benefit statement for my surgery arrived today. The total??? $70, 079.14!! Thank God for insurance! I have a $100 co-pay and that's all. Sheryl In the Zoo 369/321/???

congrats!!! mine was like 15,000 but i had the lap band not the RNY

Good gravy Sheryl- And I passed out when mine billed out around $41K. Did your jaw hit the table? Makes me dizzy. Best, Michele P

LOL It passed the table and hit the floor Michele! Never ever did I think it would amount to that much! Sheryl In the Zoo 369/321/???

Sheryl: I just looked up my bills from April, DANG! I had hospital costs of $11,906.50, surgeon cost of $5,500, surgeon assistant $500, and anesthesiologist of $1,134.60 GRAND TOTAL: $19,041.10 for RNY on 4/12/05 The average for RNY is $20,000 to $25,000 in our area. I know you had a longer time in the hospital, but still! I ended up paying $8.40 to the anesthesiologist, so the coverage was really good for the surgery. I did end up paying $500+ for the three month program before surgery, however, to get approval. Still think it was the best money spent for getting ready for the changes AFTER surgery. Thanks for telling us the amount, Sheryl. Take care and hope you're doing great! Love, Pam

Hey Pam! I am doing great! I sure wish they had detailed more than what they did list. Here is what they did list: CCU $3175 Room & board (their words) $2730 Operating room $28,910 (yes this is not a typo) Diag. radiology (must be the barium swallow) $2387 Lab $1779 Misc special room $881 Neuro consult $312 Diagnostic services $667 Physical therapy $290 Occupational therapy $204 Hospital services (what ever this is) $29258. That said, my insurance paid......$11,957.99 That's one heck of a write-off! Sheryl In the Zoo 369/321/???

I can't believe that. I think that it's worth it but if you have to pay yourself that is a different question. Enjoy your $40000.00 dollar body!

Yowza!! I had the LAP RNY, was in the hospital 2 nights and mine was over $40,000! Think I'm gonna frame my BCBS statement as a memento! LOL Beth *Happy her insurance covered everything but the phone*

Yes, thank goodness for wonderful insurance. Having had major complications, subsequent hospitalizations, and 12 weeks of IV antibiotic therapy afterwards you might be just a bit shocked to see the total on my hospital bills alone without the IV therapy........... $498,798.00+ Yeah that is half a million!!! by the time you add my IV therapy in it was well over that .5 mil mark it is no wonder there is a new wing on the hospital named after me Jill

Ouch! Love the new pic btw! Sheryl In the Zoo 369/321/???