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Lap Band System
Insurance and Financing
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Many insurance companies will cover some of the Lap-Band procedure. The cost of the procedure ranges from $12,900 to $15,000. We have several financing options for you if your insurance company will not cover the procedure.

What to Ask Your Insurance Company

You can download this Insurance Form for quick reference when speaking with your insurance company. Here is the information you’ll want to have handy (all this information is on the Insurance Form you can download here).

Once you have all this information, please bring the completed form to our seminar and we’ll answer any other questions at that time.

 
Insurance Verification for Lap-Band® gastric banding
procedure:
• Procedure (CPT) Code = 73770
• Diagnosis Code = 278.01
 
Information about you
  • Name
  • Date of birth / Social Security Number
  • Insurance company / Telephone number
  • ID Number / Group Number
  • Date verified / Person you spoke with

Ask your insurance provider these questions

  • What is my effective date?
  • What type of plan do I have?
  • Do I need a referral to see a specialist?
  • What is my co-pay for a specialist?
  • What is my in-network deductible?
  • How much have I met of my in-network deductible?
  • After my deductible what percentage does my insurance pay?
  • What I my out of pocket?
  • How much of my out of pocket has been met?
  • Is there an exclusion on my policy for bariatric or weight loss surgery?
  • Do I have out of network benefits for bariatric procedures?
  • Is there a lifetime maximum for bariatric procedures?
  • What is the fax number for pre-determination?

Remember to bring the completed Insurance Form with you to the seminar and we’ll take it from there.

You can download the Insurance Form here>

You can reserve your place at an upcoming Woodlands seminar here>

 

 
 
Finance Companies

Below is a brief list of the
finance companies we know
that will help finance your
procedure. We are not
recommending one over
another and this list is only a
partial list of available
resources. Feel free to explore
other financing options as you
become aware of them:

CARECREDIT
www.carecredit.com
1.800.859.9975

SMART FINANCIAL
Signature Personal Loan
1.800.392.5084
Conroe, The Woodlands,
Kingwood and Sugar Land.

CAPITAL ONE
www.capitalonehealthcarefinance.com
1.877.559.5050
APFUSA
www.apfusa.com
1.800.392.5189

SURGERYLOANS.COM
www.surgeryloans.com
Bariatric Surgery Financing
1.888.502.8055

 
 
 
 
 
 
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