How Much Does Gastric Sleeve Cost?

Cost is one of the first things people ask about, and it should be easy to answer. Here is what a gastric sleeve costs at 360 Sleeve, what the price includes, and how paying for it works.

Public or private

In Ontario, publicly funded bariatric surgery is offered through the Ontario Bariatric Network, for people who meet its criteria, after a referral and often after a long wait. Surgery at a private clinic is not covered by OHIP.

People choose a private clinic for different reasons: the timeline, a team they meet before they decide, or because they would not qualify for the public program.

The price at 360 Sleeve

A gastric sleeve at 360 Sleeve is $13,900, with taxes included. Your price is confirmed at your free consultation. If anything would not be included in your case, we tell you before you decide.

What the price includes

• Two bariatric surgeons, who perform your surgery together.
• Anesthesia, with monitoring throughout.
• The surgical facility, the recovery room and your recovery nurse.
• Meal replacements for a two-week pre-⁠op diet, if your team recommends one.
• 360 Complete Care for 72 months: follow-⁠ups with your surgeon, nurse and dietitian, bloodwork at 6 months and then every year, the 360 SmartTrack scale and app, and a place in 360 Community.
• Taxes.

Costs to plan for over time

Some costs come later and are yours to plan for. You take bariatric vitamins every day, for life. Protein shakes are a big part of the first weeks. Most people take 1 to 3 weeks off work. If you live outside Toronto, add travel and a short stay around your surgery.

How payment works

• Your consultation is free, in person in North York or online.
• If a surgeon confirms that a sleeve suits you and you decide to go ahead, a deposit secures your surgery date. It is part of your total price, not an extra charge, and your coordinator explains the booking and cancellation policy before you pay it.
• The balance is due three weeks before your surgery.
• You can pay directly, finance part or all of the price, or combine the two.

Financing and other ways to lower the cost

• Financing through Beautifi or Medicard, with fixed monthly payments over 6 months to 6 years and no prepayment fees.
• Some workplace health spending accounts reimburse part of a medical procedure. Check what your plan covers.
• Medical expenses may qualify for the federal medical expense tax credit. Keep your receipts and ask your tax advisor.

Questions to ask about any price

Prices differ from clinic to clinic, and so does what they cover. These questions help you compare like with like:

• Are taxes, anesthesia and the facility included?
• Who performs the surgery?
• How long is follow-⁠up included, and with whom: surgeon, nurse, dietitian?
• Is bloodwork after surgery included?
• Are meal replacements or vitamins included, and for how long?