Two surgeries/one self pay/one insurance

I read somewhere that sometimes a surgeon will do a surgery, such as gall bladder at the same time as the WLS.  If a person would be self pay for the WLS, but insurance would pay for the GB, is the WLS less expensive? 

I don't know the answer to your question but that is a funny quote on the bottom of your page!  Love it!

Probably depends on how it is billed -

If it GB removal is done for a symptomatic condition - then they may pay a portion of it.  But if it is done as a preventative measure due to the WLS surgery, then they probably would not.

I don't know the exact answer for you but my surgeon proposed that we look into it if my gallbladder had looked bad and would need to be removed...however (fortunately I guess) everything looked ship shape so I am still going forward with self pay

Good luck!

I actually posted something like this a while back, however it wasn't my gallbladder. I currently have the lapband and want it removed to revised to VSG. My insurance company will pay for the removal, but not the VSG. I will be paying the difference directly to my surgeon. It does bring the cost down, because I will have my anesthesia, OR room, etc. paid for by the insurance for the removal. Funny thing is, I never would have thought of this until a friend of mine said she got her "boobs" done while having her gallbladder out....!