MBSAQIP

Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program. The US bariatric quality accreditation administered jointly by ACS and ASMBS. Quality bariatric facilities are MBSAQIP-accredited. On ProcedureFinder, MBSAQIP appears in the Gastric Sleeve Surgery cost guide. Long-term clinical registries show 55-65 percent excess weight loss sustained at 5 years (50-55 percent at 10 years), durable type 2 diabetes resolution in 50-60 percent of cases, and significant reductions in cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality.

Gastric Sleeve Surgery costs $9,500 to $25,000 per surgery (all-in) nationally, with a median of $16,000 in ProcedureFinder's cash-pay benchmarks. Laparoscopic removal of approximately 80 percent of the stomach to create a banana-shaped sleeve, restricting food intake and reducing hunger hormones.