 Insurance & Finance
Patient Financing
There are numerous financing choices for weight loss surgery and they can be surprisingly affordable if your first thought was it may be out of reach.
In general, weight loss surgery financing is available for almost all procedures performed. Your payment may vary based on the surgery involved, cost of the procedure, repayment period, and your credit scores or history.
Insurance Tips
There’s only one way to find out if you are covered for sure and that is to review your health plan policy. Upon review, it is recommended to confirm with your health insurance company to see if weight loss surgeries such as bariatric surgery or lapband surgery procedure is covered.
Some permanent weight loss procedures which reduce health risks can be made more apparent by your surgeon so that your insurer can consider it covered.
If you decide you must get lapband or bariatric surgery although your health insurance won't cover it, it may be a wise choice to deposit money into a healthcare reimbursement account. It is important that you pledge the cost of the surgery. A majority of healthcare reimbursement accounts will be 100% funded on the very first day the account is active.
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