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Article: Nashville Hospital Discounts Lap Band Weight Loss Surgery by 25 Percent to Compete with Prices Offered Internationally.
- Article from:
- Obesity & Diabetes Week
- Article date:
- November 16, 2009
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To compete with lower international pricing for Lap-Band weight loss surgery and the state of the economy today, the Metabolic Surgery Center at Baptist Hospital has created a "Lap-Band Wellness Stimulus Package."
The cost of the Lap-Band procedure has been reduced by 25 percent - from $16,100 to $12,000 - for self-pay patients only, who schedule Lap-Band weight loss surgery between now and January 31, 2010. For self-pay patients, paying for weight loss surgery can weigh heavily on the final decision to undergo the procedure.
The package includes the surgical procedure with no overnight stay or complications, as well as three months of Lap-Band ...