Self-pay in Houston. Help finding a good and reasonably priced surgeon please!

[Sleever]

I just found out my insurance will not cover bariatric surgery. I will have to pay for gastric sleeve surgery on my own. I live in Houston and would like to have the surgery here. I do not feel comfortable leaving the States. I am able to afford around $8,000.00. Any help in finding a good and reasonably priced surgeon is greatly appreciated.

[workinprogress40]

Dr alvarez,Dr Almanza, dr aceves,Dr Garcia, Dr Rodriguez these are all good surgeons, they are all in Mexico, I don't think you can get the surgery for that price in the US in Texas the cheapest I found it was 10500, if you do some research ,mostly all the self pay on this site have went to Mexico, I font know if your interested in going there or not,but it don't hert to do your research and consider.all the doctors I mentioned prices range from 4500-7300 hope this help.

[Sleever]

Thank you for your response, but I really do want to do have it done in the States. I live alone and do not want to leave the country to have surgery all by myself. I have some savings and am willing to pay cash. I am just interested in finding a good and reasonably priced Houston surgeon. Any recommendations are appreciated.

[cowgirldiva17]

Blossom Bariatrics here in Las Vegas charges about $10.5k cash price. I am not sure if you will find any US doctor under $10k. But keep asking. Good luck

[VeryLargeBob]

I live in Houston and couldn't find a surgeon under $13,000. I went to see Dr. Alamanza in Tijuana. He's an excellent surgeon, and has probably done more bariatric surgery than all of the bariatric surgeons in Houston combined.

[LMS]

2 years ago when I looked into and insurance would not pay Hospital was offering a special if you had a hernia...have you been checked for that? I want to say it was either 5-8K over what insurance pays for hernia. I will IM you the informaiton. Also when I was looking for selfpay there was a place in College Station/Byran that was not bad. Think I have that info too but that was 2 years ago.

[cloud1103]

dr victor gonzalez in dallas is 8,999, I highly recommend him

[Txerrn]

I had surgery with Dr Richard Wilkenfeld last week. His office is in the Woodlands and surgery was at Conroe Regional Medical Center. His cash price was 12,500 but I think he is worth every penny!

[Eleanor]

I had surgery in Houston (Houston NW Hospital). Dr Ata Ahmad was my surgeon. He is off of FM1960. I paid around $10,500 for the surgery and if you have a hernia they offer a discount price. He will do an Endoscopy to check for a hernia (that's covered through insurance-depending on your carrier), if you have a hernia the hospital price drops from 9500 to 6500 (roughly, I think). His fee is 3000, you have to see a nutritionist (costs 75.00 without insurance), and the anestesia costs $700. That covers it all. I initially went to see Dr Brian Mirza, he seems like a very nice Dr but his prices ended up being around $14k once all was said and done because he was out of network for me. Hope this helps. I am 21 days post op and doing fine with Dr. Ahmad. You can inbox me at eleonorrivera@gmail.com if you want more info. Best of luck to you!

[lisa2job]

my insurance didn't cover the surgery either, I also choose to stay in the US which is twice or 3x as expensive as Mexico. So I ended up having to put off surgery and save up for surgery for almost a year so that i would have 1 /2 the money about 10k and then the rest I financed. I had surgery 9-6-12 and well worth the price I paid! with one of the best surgeons in Washington!! My surgeon also carried extra insurance coverage for self pay, no matter how good a surgeon is things happen with this type of surgery. I went into surgery knowing that I was totally covered in case of any problems that occur during or after the surgery, like leaks, stricture, heart attack, blood clots, ect....... and also I have checks ups for a year after. I hear there are great surgeons in Mexico do your research and make the desicion that works for you!! the most important thing is get a good surgeon with a great record wether they be in the US , guam or mexico....... Hope this helps !!!

[saraa281]

Hello! I am self pay and curious if this speeds up the process? Do you have to have several consultations and tests or do they do it once you arrive for surgery? I am interested in Dr. Balette or Collier possibly, but not opposed to any cheaper, good surgeons in my area (The Woodlands/Conroe/1960)

Thank you!!!

[LMS]

Try contacting Dr Bina (however hwy6/290) not that far. He can get you in quickly. If you have insurance and have hernia he will discount the WLS part as well.

[tia1971]

There is a Doctor in New Iberia, LA that does it for a little bit under 10,000 I know several people going to him. I think his name was Dr. Borland

[tia1971]

They are all 100% happy with him and the results.

[Hope1970]

I used Dr. Bonnor in Houston and he is AMAZING!!! I am not sure what his cash price is, but I would do it all over again. I had my surgery at Memorial Herman Memorial City and I didn't want to come home,lol. It was such a positive experience.