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I don’t know where you are from but call the patient representative at the VA and question them about other VA hospitals, where they are and if they do the gastric bypass. Try a county hospital in your area (they do have programs) you will probably have to jump thru hoops but it will be worth it.
As for as how much it cost it varies I would say $15000 up to $30000. Also, go to the VA web site
http://www1.va.gov
Mine was a long time ago – and I had it done at Barix Clinic (they have several locations nationwide) – they work very hard to get insurance to cover it – usually successfully. But mine (with a small complication) was $50k. It may have come down though – since more people are doing it now. Mine was 12 years ago 
Excellent luck!
Weight loss surgery-like gastric bypass surgery have become very common and very safe now. My cousin got her Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery in India. She has lost more than 65 lbs in 5 months and is very pleased with the results. The price for obesity surgery is very less in India. My cousin just paid 25% of the cost she was quoted in America. She got her surgery from a company called Forerunners Healthcare.
Forerunners Healthcare is very well-known in India. I read a lot about them in the Newspapers and magazines. I have read a lot of their patient tales also. They arrange financing for USA, Canadian, UK and other international patients who plot to have surgery abroad for low cost, as Bariatric surgery and weight loss surgery is not covered by insurance. They also have photos pasted of their International patients. You can checkout their website. There are huge cost savings. As a doctor I personally believe that your Obesity surgery can be easily handled in India, as the quality of healthcare available In India is simply best in the world. The surgeons are USA/UK trained and facilities are 5 star.
http://www.forerunnershealthcare.com
Hope this helps.
Completely depends on whether the patient has complications. I had it done 3 years ago…absolutely no complications..total cost was about $30,000
Gastric Bypass Surgery Cost & Profile
* Avg. Cost: $25000
* Candidate: BMI of 40 or higher
* Length: 2 hours
* Treatments: One
* Results: Permanent
* Back to work: 3-6 weeks
I paid about $1,500 out of pocket.
Not sure of any VA hospitals that offer the procedure.
Hope this lets you figure out an estimate on the cost.
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I don’t know where you are from but call the patient representative at the VA and question them about other VA hospitals, where they are and if they do the gastric bypass. Try a county hospital in your area (they do have programs) you will probably have to jump thru hoops but it will be worth it.
As for as how much it cost it varies I would say $15000 up to $30000. Also, go to the VA web site
http://www1.va.gov
Mine was a long time ago – and I had it done at Barix Clinic (they have several locations nationwide) – they work very hard to get insurance to cover it – usually successfully. But mine (with a small complication) was $50k. It may have come down though – since more people are doing it now. Mine was 12 years ago
Excellent luck!
Weight loss surgery-like gastric bypass surgery have become very common and very safe now. My cousin got her Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery in India. She has lost more than 65 lbs in 5 months and is very pleased with the results. The price for obesity surgery is very less in India. My cousin just paid 25% of the cost she was quoted in America. She got her surgery from a company called Forerunners Healthcare.
Forerunners Healthcare is very well-known in India. I read a lot about them in the Newspapers and magazines. I have read a lot of their patient tales also. They arrange financing for USA, Canadian, UK and other international patients who plot to have surgery abroad for low cost, as Bariatric surgery and weight loss surgery is not covered by insurance. They also have photos pasted of their International patients. You can checkout their website. There are huge cost savings. As a doctor I personally believe that your Obesity surgery can be easily handled in India, as the quality of healthcare available In India is simply best in the world. The surgeons are USA/UK trained and facilities are 5 star.
http://www.forerunnershealthcare.com
Hope this helps.
Completely depends on whether the patient has complications. I had it done 3 years ago…absolutely no complications..total cost was about $30,000
Gastric Bypass Surgery Cost & Profile
* Avg. Cost: $25000
* Candidate: BMI of 40 or higher
* Length: 2 hours
* Treatments: One
* Results: Permanent
* Back to work: 3-6 weeks
I paid about $1,500 out of pocket.
Not sure of any VA hospitals that offer the procedure.
Hope this lets you figure out an estimate on the cost.