Question:
How can I figure out costs?

I want to find out total cost of surgery: surgeon, hospital, lab and x-ray, hospital costs for surgery; hospital costs for preop and postop care. How do I do this? Prefer to find out insurer paid costs rather than billed costs.    — Miss_Rumphius (posted on June 22, 2006)

June 22, 2006
In Colorado the cost with insurance is approx. 50-80k. If you don't have insurance, the money out of your pocket is approx. 25-35k. If you are planning on paying cash, you will need to have a slush fund available for emergency's. Strictures can run around 3k each time. A lot of surgerons here in Colorado will not take cash because of the unknowns, and they know people just don't have a lot of monies laying around. Good luck
   — Steve Cohen

June 22, 2006
Usually the surgeon can break this down for you and it all depends on the surgeon and where he will be doing the procedure
   — phranny19

June 26, 2006
I paid cash and my total cost was $27,000.00 through Scottsdale Bariactric that included hospital and all test. Your surgeons office should have a breakdown of all cost. Good luck! Phyllis
   — auntnanan04