Thursday, February 19, 2009

Cost of Gastric bypass surgery or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in US, UK, Europe & India

How much does gastric bypass surgery cost?
To know more about what is Cost of Gastric bypass surgery or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass you may visit this page. The cost and expenditure incurred for the Gastric bypass surgery comes in between US $16,000 to $35,000 (US/American dollars). In UK you have incur a cost between £ 10,200 – 23,700 (British pound).

In India, Gastric bypass surgery or obesity surgery can cost you between US $202 - US$ 810.

The cost may vary plus minus depending on the types and complexities of the surgery. It may also depend on the surgeon and hospital and geographic regions (rural, urban, semi-urban etc)

Mostly the gastric bypass surgery is covered by insurance but then again one need to understand the insurance policies as they contain many clauses and ifs and buts. Individuals with a BMI of 35 or higher, desperate, repeated or unsuccessful history of weight loss attempts and other health problem related to the obesity may alter the clauses of the laws.

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