🇲🇽 Mexico · Cost guide
Gastric Bypass (Roux-en-Y) cost in Mexico
Published provider prices for gastric bypass (roux-en-y) in Mexico range $5,000–$16,920, with most quotes landing around $6,299. Below: what drives the figure, what's included, and a clinic-by-clinic breakdown.
Typical price range
$6,299
Full spread $5,000–$16,920 across 11 provider quotes
Prices are published provider figures, not personalised quotes. Confirm inclusions directly.
How much you could save
Compare the typical tracked price here against indicative private prices in your home country. Switch currency to match your budget.
Mexico (typical)
$6,300
$5,000–$16,920
Home (indicative)
$23,000
typical private price
You could save
$16,700
≈ 73% less
Home-country figures are indicative typical private list prices, not quotes. Destination figures are published provider prices we track. Add travel, accommodation and any revision cost before comparing — a low headline is not the full bill. Currency conversions are approximate.
Price by provider
Each figure is a published provider price with its source confidence. Lowest first.
| Provider | Published price (USD) | Typically includes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Term WLS / Dr. Jorge Maytorena | $5,000 | surgery | Reported |
| Mexico Bariatric Center | $5,595–$5,995 | surgery, hospital, transportation | Verified |
| Jet Medical Tourism | $5,599 | surgeon, hospital stay, anesthesia | Reported |
| Pompeii Surgical | $5,800 | surgery, surgeon, anesthesia | Reported |
| Tijuana Bariatric Surgery Center | $5,900 | surgery, hospital, consultations | Verified |
| Renew Bariatrics | $6,299 | hospital stay, surgeon, anesthesia | Reported |
| Hospital BC / Dr. Jalil Illan | $6,400 | surgery, hospital | Verified |
| Bariatric Health Monterrey | $6,400–$7,500 | surgery | Corroborated |
| VBariatric Surgical Center / Dr. Sergio Verboonen | $6,900 | surgery | Reported |
| Mexico Bariatric Services (Cancun) | $6,995 | hospital stay, hotel stay, pre and post-op tests | Reported |
| Angeles Hospital Tijuana (Dr. Juan Lopez Corvala) | $10,950–$16,920 | surgery (standard to Da Vinci-assisted) | Reported |
What drives the price
What's included — and what isn't
A low headline often excludes the costs that matter. Confirm inclusions in writing.
Commonly included
- ✓surgery
- ✓hospital
- ✓transportation
- ✓hotel
- ✓aftercare
- ✓consultations
- ✓hospital stay
- ✓hotel stay
Often excluded
- ×flights
- ×hotel
Gastric Bypass (Roux-en-Y) cost by city in Mexico
Prices shift by city with local demand and clinic mix. Tracked ranges where providers publish figures.
Does insurance cover gastric bypass (roux-en-y)? Financing & extra costs
The honest budget — beyond the headline package price.
Insurance. Most US, UK and other private insurers don't cover elective or cosmetic gastric bypass (roux-en-y) performed abroad, which is why patients pay out of pocket — and why a lower-cost, well-accredited provider can make sense. Where a procedure is medically indicated, ask your insurer about partial reimbursement and what documentation they need.
Financing. Some clinics and facilitators offer instalment plans or work with medical-loan providers; terms vary, so confirm the total cost with interest before committing.
Extra costs to budget. Beyond the package, plan for flights, accommodation and meals, any extra recovery nights, follow-up or medication at home, and — importantly — the cost of revision if it's needed. Building these in upfront keeps the real saving honest.
Gastric Bypass (Roux-en-Y) cost compared
Typical published price ranges in other tracked destinations.
| Destination | Typical range | Full spread |
|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | $6,299 | $5,000–$16,920 |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $4,850–$5,100 | $3,400–$7,000 |
Cost questions
How much does gastric bypass cost in Mexico?
Across 11 published quotes we track, gastric bypass (roux-en-y) in Mexico runs $5,000–$16,920, with a typical range of $6,299 — roughly 73% below an indicative US private price of about $23,000. Always confirm what a quote includes — the headline figure rarely covers everything.
Which country has the cheapest gastric bypass surgery?
We don't crown a single "best" or "cheapest" country — quality lives at the clinic level, not the border. For gastric bypass (roux-en-y), Mexico is a major destination with tracked prices of $6,299; compare it head-to-head with other destinations on our comparison pages and rank individual clinics by the MedTraveling Transparency Index rather than trusting a national reputation.
Is Mexico safe for bariatric surgery?
Gastric Bypass (Roux-en-Y) carries the same core medical risks wherever it's performed — the variable that matters most is the provider, not the country. Verify the hospital's CSG accreditation (and JCI where claimed), and confirm the surgeon's board certification with the relevant Mexican consejo — for bariatrics, CMCBEOM; for plastics, CMCPER. Verify the surgeon on the national medical register, confirm accreditation in the issuer's public registry (we link it on every clinic profile), and get the complication and revision policy in writing. We flag what each clinic does and doesn't disclose.
What's usually included in the price?
Across tracked providers, quotes commonly include: surgery, hospital, transportation, hotel, aftercare, consultations. Frequently excluded: flights, hotel.
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