Gastric sleeve surgery cost in Fort Wayne, IN
In Fort Wayne, IN, 4 hospitals list a cash price for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for weight loss: from $691.92 to $864.90, with a median of $778.41. The lowest listed price is at Bluffton Regional Medical Center — $86.49 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $908.15 at 10 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 43775, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center lowest Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 43775 LAP SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY | $691.92 | $2,883.00 | $691.92–$26,285.57 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 43775 LAP SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY | $778.41 | $2,883.00 | $698.84–$26,285.57 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN 43775 LAP SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY | $778.41 | $2,883.00 | $689.33–$26,285.57 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 43775 LAP SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY | $864.90 | $2,883.00 | $712.10–$26,285.57 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 LAP SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY | $35,537.53 | $118,458.44 | $897.99–$106,612.60 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $691.92, median $778.41, highest $864.90 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $587.48. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 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 sleeve gastrectomy removes most of the stomach through small cuts, leaving a narrow tube-shaped stomach that holds much less food. It is a weight-loss (bariatric) operation for people with severe obesity, often with related conditions such as type 2 diabetes.
What the price covers
The facility price usually covers the operating room and recovery and may not include the hospital stay. The surgeon, anesthesia, pathology, pre-surgery tests and follow-up visits are usually billed separately.
8 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 43775 ($3,154.38). 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.
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN43775,80 LAP SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY | $173.04 | file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN43775,AS LAP SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY | $173.04 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN43775,AS LAP SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY | $194.67 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN43775,80 LAP SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY | $194.67 | file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN43775,AS LAP SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY | $194.67 | file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN43775,80 LAP SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY | $194.67 | file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN43775,80 LAP SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY | $216.30 | file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN43775,AS LAP SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY | $216.30 | file |