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Single lipoma removal cost

Posted 19 Feb 2010

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lipoma patient (1 post) 3 Dec 2008

I'm located in Southern California. I a female friend that just got quoted $1200 for the surgery.

jay656 (unregistered guest) 8 Mar 2009

I went to see the doctor and talked to the insurance provider as well and they both said that lipoma removal will NOT be covered by insurance since it is a purely cosmetic procedure.

sms92 (1 post) 29 Dec 2009

Hi, I also live in Southern California. Can you please tell me the contact information of the surgery doctor your friend used. I need to get them removed in a week or two.

Keith Kirksey (1 post) 10 Mar 2009

I have had a couple of lipomas removed in my general practioner's office. Insurance should cover the first one to ensure it's not cancerous. For others to be covered, they have to be causing pain or other medical problems. Otherwise, they are probably not covered.

happyguy (5 posts) 25 Mar 2009

If the lipomas cause you pain, your insurance company will pay for a general surgeon to excise them. I just got seven more taken out this week but I don't know the cost yet.

BonnieB (1 post) 30 Mar 2009

I have epidural lipomatosis of the lumbar spine and though I have read many articles about this, I have concerns about just physical therapy. The latter was a 2nd opinion for the therapy. My first orthopedic surgeon was going to do a laminectomy, and did not have any notice of the epidural lipomatosis, by MRI. A myelogram was done which showed the tumor but I read that the typical test was just MRI.

billiejoe (unregistered guest) 13 Apr 2009

I just had 7 lipoma's removed. It cost me 150.00 for all of them. I found a general surgeon and he performed the removal at a local hospital.

ladypepper (2 posts) 29 Jun 2009

i have a large lipoma & have never had any kind of medical insurance. this thing is so ugly i dont even want to leave my home any more. dont know where to start trying to find a DR. help im in the NY area about an hr upstate. i also have very little money.

johnnymilf (1 post) 6 Jan 2011

hi can u please tell me or give me some contact information for the doctor that u had remove ur limopa thank u

Lipomaless (1 post) 6 Sep 2009

I recently had a lipoma removed from the back of my neck. The cost to have it done as an outpatient in a local hospital,by a plastic surgeon was $500. in Canada. I felt very little pain and had the stitches removed in the surgeons office a week later. Yes Anerica socialized medicine works, but we pay for elective surgery.

mike in cali (1 post) 13 Nov 2009

My doctor used a hole punch type tool to break the skin. Why isn't a scapel used? Seems this would make for a easier and cleaner stich. Also I was told only 1 removal per visit?

European (1 post) 16 Jan 2010

US doctors rip you off, 2,500 or even 500 US$ to remove a small lipoma is outrageously expensive! I just had a small one removed in a private clinic in Belgium yesterday (3 - 4 cms diameter) and my friendly doc charged me 69 euros or 95 US$. All the best to you!

FRANK323 (1 post) 19 Feb 2010

How much would a good doctor charge to remove a lipoma lump on my forehead? About two years ago I noticed a soft tissue bump on the right side of my forehead but just got bigger I know its not dangerous but I want it removed.

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