Is Gastric Sleeve Covered by OHIP?

OHIP covers many medical services in Ontario, and weight-loss surgery can be one of them. Whether yours would be covered depends on the route you take.

When OHIP covers weight-loss surgery

Publicly funded bariatric surgery in Ontario is provided through the Ontario Bariatric Network, at designated hospitals. You need a referral from your family doctor or nurse practitioner, and you need to meet the program criteria: since April 2026, usually a BMI of 35 or more, or 30 to 34.9 with a weight-related health condition, plus other requirements. The program chooses the procedure with you, and gastric bypass is the most common one.

Surgery at a private clinic

Surgery at 360 Sleeve is private, so OHIP does not cover it. 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.

• Gastric sleeve: $13,900, taxes included, with six years of 360 Complete Care.
• SADI-⁠S: $23,000. ESG: $16,000. TORe: $14,500. All with taxes included. Other revision surgery is priced after a review.
• Financing through Beautifi or Medicard, over 6 months to 6 years, with no prepayment fees.

Other ways to lower the cost

• 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.