Utah Surgical weight loss center scam!

lotzasunshine · 10-10-2008, 04:34 PM

So I am really PO'd right now and need to vent!

I just got a bill from the dr that gave me my 2nd fill for $274.32! When I called to set up an appointment I asked how much I would be charged. Now, just to be clear I called more than once to make sure I was getting the real price and not just because I was banded out of state. They told me the fill was $150. And there was a new patient fee of 100 (which they didn't ask for then, but i figured they would bill me). So I was looking at about $250 total right? Apparently they lied every time I called because now on top of the $150 ALREADY paid, they want the 274.32. If I knew they were charging $425 I would have gone back to Dr K and stayed overnight!!!
AND I would have had one painless poke instead of the 5 minutes of digging that Dr.Cottam did!!

Please tell me it's not just me!!

mrboswell · 11-14-2008, 03:21 PM

Hi Marie!
So have you figured out the best place to get a fill in the UT area?

lotzasunshine · 11-14-2008, 06:09 PM

No, it costs less for me to go to Colorado and get a fill from my surgeon there. I only pay $15 for fills there, so with a plane ticket it costs about $165.

smatyas · 11-17-2008, 02:53 PM

Fill Centers USA has a location in Salt Lake City! If you would like more information, and to find out the providers patient satisfaction rating, please call

delrio · 01-03-2009, 07:41 AM

Warning about Utah Fill Center. It's only one doc, Dr. Derek Muse. He's okay, but he requires flouroscopy for an addition 100.00. So fills are actually 265.00. Insist on potential overfill because fill centers won't allow you to go back for free w/in 72 hours if you're underfilled.

lotzasunshine · 01-03-2009, 10:55 AM

Plus I have heard that they charge an initial fee of something like $400 on top of the first fill.

delrio · 01-03-2009, 11:51 AM

Sunshine,

Does your doc do fills for Mexico surgery patients??

delrio · 01-03-2009, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by lotzasunshine

Plus I have heard that they charge an initial fee of something like $400 on top of the first fill.

Yep. Their initial fee is 300. (it may be more now). Then it's 165.00 after that. Although beware, they'll tell you 165.00 for life, but they raise that price all the time.

lotzasunshine · 01-03-2009, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by delrio

Sunshine,

Does your doc do fills for Mexico surgery patients??

I'm not sure about that, but I know he charges something like $150 for people that were not banded by him. That plus a $150 plane ticket and a whole day traveling may not be worth it though.

smatyas · 01-05-2009, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by delrio

Yep. Their initial fee is 300. (it may be more now). Then it's 165.00 after that. Although beware, they'll tell you 165.00 for life, but they raise that price all the time.

In the history of the company, the cost of adjustments has gone up once.

mrboswell · 01-05-2009, 11:02 AM

I was very satisfied with Dr. Muse. He spent a lot of time with me and seemed genuinely concerned about me as a patient. He also is quite experienced with fills. I will agree the price is hard to swallow (no pun intended!) But I spent hours upon hours researching this and could only find 2 other places here in Utah that would do it and they were both more expensive.