Utah Lap Band & General Surgery

About Utah Lap Band & General Surgery

What is Utah Lap Band & General Surgery?

Utah Lap Band & General Surgery is a surgical practice at 96 East 11800 South #409, Building #3, on the Lone Peak Medical Campus in Draper, UT 84020. Its main work is general surgery, including gallbladder and hernia operations, appendicitis, hemorrhoids and pilonidal disease. The physician who runs it is Darrin F. Hansen, FACS, MD. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has been in private practice since 1999.

Weight loss is one part of the practice. It offers Lap-Band surgery and a semaglutide injection program run from the office. Semaglutide patients start with a visit with Kristi, RN, the office nurse manager, who gives the first injection. After that, they come in once a week for a weigh-in and an injection with the nurse. Dr. Hansen sets the dose every 4 weeks. Google lists the practice at 5 stars from 341 reviews. The office is open Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM, at (801) 523-6177.

What does it cost?

The semaglutide program has two prices. The first month is $225 under a half-off offer, but that price does not include at-home injections, so you must come to the clinic for injections to use it. After the first month the price is $450 a month. That covers the treatment consultation, 4 once-weekly injections at the office, and follow-up care with the RN. The medication is included in the monthly price. There is also a ship-to-home option for patients who live too far away, but no price is given for that option.

Lap-Band surgery is listed at $15,000 self-pay, or $13,247.40 in cash, at Lone Peak Surgery Center. That covers the surgeon, assistant, anesthesia, facility and first year of follow-up care. It does not cover testing, or extra physician costs if a rare complication happens. The price is subject to change, and the full amount is due two weeks before the procedure. It does not finance directly but accepts outside payment programs. No separate consultation fee is published, and the clinic does not say whether insurance covers semaglutide. It does not publish membership or commitment terms.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask whether the $225 offer requires in-office injections only, and what the ship-to-home option costs each month. Ask whether the medication is brand-name or compounded, and who supplies it. The clinic does not say.

Ask whether there is a minimum commitment. The clinic recommends 3 months or longer for results, but it does not say whether a term is required. Ask what the cancellation rule is, and whether any refund applies to a Lap-Band payment made two weeks before surgery.

Ask whether the candidacy review before your first visit is charged, and whether lab work or other testing is needed and who pays for it. Ask whether dose checks can happen by video, since telehealth is not mentioned.

For Lap-Band, ask whether your insurance covers bariatric surgery, and what a complication would cost beyond the listed price.

Confirm the hours before you drive over. The office lists Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM, but one listing shows shorter Friday hours.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want a surgeon's office in Draper for Lap-Band surgery, or a semaglutide program with weekly visits in person, and you can make those trips or arrange the ship-to-home option. It is a weaker fit if you need telehealth, a written minimum term, or one fixed price for the whole program. Call (801) 523-6177 and ask those questions before you book.

Sources: utahlapband.com, utahlapband.com/semaglutide-injections, utahlapband.com/about-us

Services Offered

Hours

Monday - Friday: 8 AM - 5 PM