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. 2005 Jan 1;5(1):1–148.

Table 55: Additional Costs Associated with Increasing Use and Replacement of Gastric Bypass by Adjustable Gastric Banding (in Millions).

Incremental Annual Budget Impact
Annual Number of Bariatric Surgeries in Ontario
760 2500 3000 3500
0% $0 $30.2 M $38.9 M $47.5 M
% 10% $0.2 M $30.9 M $39.8 M $48.6 M
Adjustable gastric banding 25% $0.6 M $32.1 M $41.1 M $50.2 M
50% $1.2 M $33.9 M $43.4 M $52.8 M
100% $2.3 M $37.7 M $47.9 M $58.0 M

This figure assumes that 250 more procedures over current numbers (508) could be funded from savings achieved by repatriating to Ontario the 225 annual cases now done out-of-country and funded by the Ontario government. All figures are in millions.