It results in polycythemia a condition which results in high levels of circulation red blood cells in the blood stream. Hypoxia, smoking, chronic exposure to carbon monoxide or living at high altitudes are its risk factors. Controlling high blood pressures, smoking etc. can potentially reduce its risk.
By procedure, it generally costs anywhere from $10,000 to $25,000 for gastric sleeve surgery, while the average cost of lap band surgery is $12,000 to $25,000 and the average cost of gastric bypass surgery is $20,000 to $35,000.
By Denise Mann; reviewed by Christine Ren Fielding, MD, FACS. The average cost of gastric sleeve surgery is upward of $10,000. This procedure, also called gastric sleeve resection, sleeve gastrectomy, vertical sleeve gastrectomy, tube gastrectomy and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, is a newer type of bariatric surgery.any factors affect the cost of gastric sleeve. They include: 1  Geography. 2  The cost of gastric sleeve surgery is higher in urban areas, such as New York and Philadelphia, because overhead is higher there, and surgeons are in greater demand in more densely populated areas. 3  Your health plan.