Procedures
Gastric Sleeve (outpatient)
Offered by
Dr. Wesley Girod
4.5
Gastric Sleeve (outpatient)
12,640
Estimated National Average $33,236
Financing Options
Promotional financing available when you pay with CareCredit. $200 minimum purchase. What is CareCredit?
Procedure Details
This includes a gastric sleeve. The laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is a bariatric procedure for weight loss.
Price Details
Your purchase includes the following services:
- Facility feeoperating and recovery room services & supplies for outpatient stay (less than 24 hours) at Merit Health Wesley
- Physician feetreatment and procedure-related postoperative follow-up visit(s) within 90 days of surgery. Does NOT include the initial evaluation to determine the need of the procedure.
- Anesthesiologist feeregional or general anesthesia for the entire duration of the procedure
- Pathology feeDOES NOT INCLUDE A PATHOLOGY FEE. The patient may receive a bill for this portion.
- Tendo Marketplace feeCovers the cost of contracting upfront rates with all involved medical providers, processing payment, and distributing funds, minimizing administrative overhead and allowing for a lower total price
Note
This bundled price includes the cost of your procedure and the fees listed above. These fees are for the services most frequently packaged together with this procedure. Any services that are not listed here will not be covered in your purchase.
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Merit Health Wesley
Locations
Hours
Sun
Closed
Mon
8:00am - 5:00pm
Tue
8:00am - 5:00pm
Wed
8:00am - 5:00pm
Thu
8:00am - 5:00pm
Fri
8:00am - 5:00pm
Sat
Closed
More Information
Visit WebsiteAbout Dr. Wesley Girod
Dr. Girod was raised in Baton Rouge, LA and graduated from Louisiana College with a degree in Biology in 1990. He went on to medical school at Louisiana State University Medical Center in Shreveport, graduating with an M.D. degree in 1994. He did his internship and residency in General Surgery at LSU-Shreveport, finishing in 2000. Dr Girod has a special interest in bariatrics and minimally invasive surgery.
Board Certification
American Board of Surgery
Residency
LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans
Medical School
Louisiana State University
Additional Procedures Offered by Dr. Wesley Girod
23,913
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