Information on laparoscopic gastric banding for weight control

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costs of gastric banding surgery for weight control

If you’ve tried everything to overcome obesity but failed, ask your doctor about long-term weight control solutions

If you've tried everything to overcome obesity and lose weight but failed, ask your doctor about long-term weight control solutions. There are many factors that come into play with each individual procedure, which varies the costs of gastric banding.

All final costs of gastric banding will depend on the costs associated with:

  • Your gastric banding surgeon and assistant surgeon
  • The anaesthetist
  • The hospital where the gastric banding surgery is carried out
  • Post-procedural medication i.e. pain relievers etc purchased from the pharmacy
  • The purchase of the gastric band.

Your surgeon will establish the final costs with you.

However, if you have appropriate private health insurance, you could be covered for this procedure. To check your coverage with your insurer, you can give them the item number 30511. For a more detailed and comprehensive explanation of the estimated out-of-pockets, contact your local clinic, as they can differ from clinic to clinic.

If you do not have private health insurance, you can still undergo the procedure. It is usually a one year waiting period for the health insurance to cover the surgery, but this may vary depending upon your insurer.

Laparoscopic gastric banding is not covered by Medicare Australia.

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