Gastric band surgery (Lap-Band) cost in Dallas, TX — inpatient
In Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, 4 hospitals list a cash price for laparoscopic adjustable gastric band placement (Lap-Band) as an inpatient: from $2,531.40 to $16,474.80, with a median of $4,839.25. The lowest listed price is at Baylor Surgical Hospital at Fort Worth — $2,307.85 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $7,314.45 at 22 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 43770, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 14, 2026 and May 22, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor Surgical Hospital at Fort Worth lowest Fort Worth, TX GASTRIC BANDING LAPAROSCOPIC 43770 File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $2,531.40 | $4,219.00 | $2,320.45–$19,020.00 | 40% |
| Baylor Medical Center at Trophy Club Trophy Club, TX · (817) 837-4600 GASTRIC BANDING LAPAROSCOPIC 43770 File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $3,411.00 | $5,685.00 | $3,126.75–$19,020.00 | 40% |
| White Rock Medical Center Dallas, TX · (214) 324-6100 Laparoscopy, surgical, gastric restrictive procedure placement of adjustable gastric restrictive de File of May 22, 2026 · source file | $6,267.49 | $9,216.90 | — | 32% |
| Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Uptown Dallas, TX · (214) 443-3000 GASTRIC BANDING LAPAROSCOPIC 43770 File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $16,474.80 | $27,458.00 | $3,986.00–$19,020.00 | 40% |
Inpatient: lowest $2,531.40, median $4,839.25, highest $16,474.80 — a 6.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $4,839.25 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A gastric band (Lap-Band) is an inflatable ring placed around the top of the stomach through small cuts, creating a small pouch so that a person feels full sooner. It is a weight-loss operation that is now done far less often than the sleeve or bypass.
What the price covers
The facility price usually covers the operating room and recovery and may not include the hospital stay. The surgeon, anesthesia, pre-surgery tests and follow-up visits are usually billed separately. Band adjustments (fills) after surgery are separate visits.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 43770 ($7,314.45). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Baylor Surgical Hospital at Fort Worth Fort Worth, TXED LAPAROSCOPY, SURGICAL, GASTRIC RESTRICTIVE PROCEDURE; PLACMENT OF ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BANDING | $150.60 | file |
| Baylor Medical Center at Trophy Club Trophy Club, TXED LAPAROSCOPY, SURGICAL, GASTRIC RESTRICTIVE PROCEDURE; PLACMENT OF ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BANDING | $243.60 | file |