Gastric Surgery Chat
Gastric bypass surgery, including comparatively minor procedures such as gastric banding, is an expensive business requiring a highly paid surgical team, together with a stay in hospital and you are unlikely to come away with a bill of under $20,000 and could well be looking at closer to $30,000 or $35,000. This said, morbid obesity is a recognized medical condition and, more importantly, if left untreated it can become life threatening. Accordingly many insurance providers will cover the cost of gastric bypass surgery provided they are satisfied that surgery is a medical necessity. If your medical insurance is being provided by your employer then you will need to read through the terms of the policy with care to see whether surgery of this nature is specifically excluded and, if so, whether there are exceptions to any general exclusion. Go back to them again, preferably in writing, and make your case. However, having decided to undergo surgery, they are faced with the complex problem of just how to pay for the operation. Indeed, if complications arise, either immediately after surgery or during recovery at home, the final bill may rise
