Does this price seem reasonable?

Just wondering if you guys think $9,580 is reasonable for a lower body lift?  The quote I was given is

Surgeon's Fees:  $5700
OR:  $1730
Anesthesia:  $1150
1 night in the hospital:  $1000

The doc is board certified and is the recommendation that I hear over and over from my support group.

Also, I haven't been to the breast guy yet (that's Monday).  Any ideas on cost for an auto-augmentation breast lift (no implants)?

Kelly

I think that sounds VERY reasonable.  I got two quotes for an LBL and BA they were $24k and $28k (included everything).  It totally depends on where you live.  I'm in Seattle WA so prices here are more at the high end then a lot of places.

Corinna Q

Wow Corinna, this is one of the few times I like living in Arkansas!  Actually, I'm just kidding (I like it here), but holy cow that's a huge difference.  I do want to clarify that this quote was only for the LBL.  I haven't gotten the price for the BL - I'll know on Monday.  Hopefully it will be affordable.

How are you feeling?  Didn't you have a blood clot?  I've been reading your posts.  Are you pleased with the outcome of your surgery so far?

Kelly

No that was for both the LBL and BA.  But the BA was only an additional $5k so most of that cost was for the LBL.  I had mine done at the same time though so I didn't have to pay the  facility/anasthesilogist/etc fees twice.

Kind of funny...I was in Arkansas two summers ago for two months and had my dog with me...he got sick and I had to take him to the vet while I was there.  He had to stay over night and get all kinds of shots and pills and special food...my bill was less than $200.  I stared at the woman in shock and said, "are you kidding?" she said, "I know, it's a lot"  I started laughing and told her that if this had happened in Seattle my bill would have been $600.

I'm feeling pretty good these days.  Yep, I had a blood clot..it was scary but is being dealt with correctly now so I'm actually feeling like a real person again :-)  I'm very happy with my outcome!!!  Can't quite believe it's my body :-)

Corinna Q

Corinna,

Glad to hear you're a fellow dog lover!  I don't know what I would do without mine.  What part of Arkansas did you visit? 

Sounds like you've got this recovery thing down - you'll have to post some pics sometime.  I wish I could have both at the same time but again, these doctors want to stick with their specialties.  Hope that equals a great body for me.

Kelly

Yes, it's very reasonable.   I'm in Orange County and have quotes from the OC and Beverly Hills and the surgical fee quotes for LBL are about double that or more, the OR fees are two or three times higher.      It definitely depends on where you are located but those sound really reasonable in comparison.

Grad,

Thanks for your reply.  I'm feeling better and better about this.

That's about what I paid for LBL here in Ohio

Madeline

I don't remember what the beakdown was but my quote here was around $21,000 for the LBL

Now that's some serious cash!