Almost Half of RNY Gastric Bypass Patients Will Need to be Re-Hospitalized within Two Years of Surgery!

The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council released a report that revealed the cost of complications from gastric bypass surgery, the most common of bariatric surgery.

In the two years following the 2,684 Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgeries performed in 2001, there were 1,050 readmissions (39%) for conditions related to the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council said the hospital charges for these readmissions totaled nearly $23 million.

LATEST NEWS August 12, 2004 Popularity and cost of obesity surgery surges in Pennsylvania Gastric bypass surgeries accounted for more than $240 million in Pennsylvania hospital charges in 2003, according to figures released Thursday by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council.

The number of Pennsylvanians receiving gastric bypass surgery to treat severe obesity has increased dramatically since 1999. In 2003, 6,791 gastric bypass surgeries were performed in the state, up ten-fold from 1999, when only 674 were performed.

Between 1999 and 2003, the number of surgeons performing gastric bypass surgery increased from 31 to 84, and the number of facilities increased from 26 to 49.

During the five-year period between 1999 and 2003, hospital charges for gastric bypass surgery totaled $585 million. Nearly 86 percent of these surgeries were billed to commercial insurers. The average charge for the procedure is $35,643.

The report, "Obesity-Related Surgery in Pennsylvania," is the second of PHC4's new research briefs, which are periodic Web-based publications that examine health care topics relevant to public policy and public interest.

Research Brief - Obesity-Related Surgery in PA

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Warning: Gastric Bypass Surgery is a MAJOR surgical procedure. It can be associated with significant risks and complications, up to and including death. Weight loss surgery is a rapidly developing area of medicine. Bariatric surgery is filled with controversy. It is very important to take a careful and deliberate approach to considering surgery for the treatment of obesity.  

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