Consulting fees?

Tess145
on 1/11/12 2:04 am - Senatobia, MS

When you schedule for your first consult with a PS do they charge you a consultation fee to be taken off if you schedule surgery with them and if so, what is the average cost of this consultation?

Tess

Starting Wt 306; Losing Wt 155; Goal Wt 145: Regain Wt 225; Current Wt 157
PS: FDL Tummy Tuck, Hernia Repair 5/17/12, TT Revision, Butt and Thigh Lift 4/18/13

justcat
on 1/11/12 2:11 am

It really varied when I was looking... the fee was always taken out of the surgery cost, but the fee ranged from $250 to $25 depending on the surgeon.

Extended Brachio: 12/21/11
SW/HW: 238 10/2008 ~ Didn't have WLS but wish I had.
Got down to 106 but gained back to 144 (did not take my dad's death well).
CW: 123 ~ Goal: reach/maintain 115

(deactivated member)
on 1/11/12 2:42 am

In my area in the Midwest it was standard $90.00 fee - to then be applied to the surgical fee if you go forward. The PS I chose also included in the $90.00 fee any additional visits before saying "yes" to the surgery. I did go back for a second visit armed with a lot of questions, etc. No charge for that. A part of me hated to pay $90.00 just to meet a surgeon but decided just to chalk it up to finding the best one out there.
Gracie150

Tess145
on 1/11/12 2:55 am - Senatobia, MS

RNY on 03/14/06

Thank you both for your answers. I knew there was a charge but just wondering how much. It could really add up if I go see several different Plastic surgeons before I feel satisified. Just starting to dip my toe in the pool. Thanks again.

Tess

Starting Wt 306; Losing Wt 155; Goal Wt 145: Regain Wt 225; Current Wt 157
PS: FDL Tummy Tuck, Hernia Repair 5/17/12, TT Revision, Butt and Thigh Lift 4/18/13

lorilea
on 1/11/12 2:58 am - MN

RNY on 01/12/11

In my area consultations, pre op and post op appts are free.....but I am sure rolled into the over all cost, I am just not paying anything separate for them.

J. Smith
on 1/11/12 3:23 am

When I was looking I found that it was anywhere from $0 - $100 for the consult fee. I lucked out and the Dr that I have choosen to go with didn't charge, however, all the rest it would have came off at the end.

Kim S.
on 1/11/12 5:12 am - Helena, AL

RNY on 05/01/09

In our area, most of them are free.

justcat
on 1/11/12 6:41 am

It's true that the fees can add up fast, but don't let that stop you from picking through a lot of surgeons. Just talking to a lot of them makes you... well... better at talking to them. It makes you a smarter consumer and inconsistancies then show up as red-flags. I just chose not to go to the $250 type because I felt as though that much of a fee, which would then go toward the surgery, would be too likely to influence my overall decision, and I didn't want to be influenced that way. I understand that they don't want to waste time on window shoppers, but when it's too much it almost seems like bullying (like "do the surgery here or lose your money"). I don't want to deal with anyone like that.

Extended Brachio: 12/21/11
SW/HW: 238 10/2008 ~ Didn't have WLS but wish I had.
Got down to 106 but gained back to 144 (did not take my dad's death well).
CW: 123 ~ Goal: reach/maintain 115

JustLookingToo
on 1/11/12 3:09 pm - AL

Revision on 02/15/10

Both of the surgeons that I talked with in Pensacola were 60.00 (to be applied towards surgery). I have read that you can negotiate with some offices to avoid the fee, but not sure how you would go about that. A few years ago, I used my Blue Cross card to pay for a consult about breast implant removal because the surgeon asked for it. They paid the consult fee, no questions asked. Not sure if that's a common thing or not.

MikeyMike
on 1/11/12 7:11 pm - New York, NY

VSG on 03/03/10

The first two surgeons I saw the consult were free. The third who I went with was $150 but the overall price was much cheaper than the first two.

   Highest Weight: 380                      Consult Weight: 357             Surgery Weight: 309
Goal Weight: 220 (9/29/10)    Revised Goal Range 215-220 Current Weight: 224
Plastics: Circumferential Lower Body Lift - 11/18/2011
              Gynecomastia - 6/14/2012

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