I have BCBS FED Basic and was banded on August. I had to have a psych eval because my doc required it. No waiting period. It was billed as outpatient because I only stayed one night. Had to pay 30% of the band cost and a portion of the meds. My bill is 2500.

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Banded 8/26/08 Weight 263
4th fill 2/2/09-0.5cc Down 51 lbs
5th fill 4/6/09-1cc Down 59 lbs
6th fill 6/15/09-0.5cc Down 70 lbs
7th fill 9/15/09-0.5cc Down 80 lbs