Does Combining Breast Reduction and Liposuction Cost Less?

If insurance covers a breast reduction, and should I want to have liposuction done also, will it cost me less to get these all done at the same time?

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Combining Liposuction and Breast Reduction to Reduce Costs

In most cases, there is a small cost-savings to combining procedures. However, insurance companies are not dumb and hospitals are not either. If you are having the procedure which is covered by insurance, they are going to only pay for that portion of the procedure and that portion of the hospital fees and that portion of the anesthesia fees. You would be responsible for the rest. Also, there is a misconception that if the insurance company "covers" a procedure, that they... more

Breast Reduction/ Liposuction Combination and Costs?

Thank you for the question. Generally speaking, you may find that combination procedures do cost less than doing the procedures separately. Best wishes.

Breast reduction and liposuction

I assume you are talking about having liposuctin on other parts of the body. Many surgeons will discount secondary procedures for patients since they are already in the operating room performing the primary procedure. But, you probably will have an additional facility fee as well.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Will I save money by combining procedures?

Hi there, Because it is much less expensive to spend a bit more time in the operating room than it is to return to it at a later time (one set of supplies, less general demand on resources...), and because the surgeon's time is also utilized more efficiently, in most practices you would indeed save a fair amount of money by combining two procedures. When you also consider the amount of your own time you will save by having to go through only one recovery period, the financial incentives to combi more

Combining breast reduction and liposuction costs a little less.

Hi. Combinig two procedures such as breast reduction and liposuction is a more efficient use of the surgeon's time and of the operating room. So you should save 10% or 20%.

Weigh financial and safety issues

Insurance will cover procedures which are deemed medically necessary. Liposuction is not one of those. It is possible to combine both procedures in a reconstructive-cosmetic combo case. Obviously it would be a benefit to have one anesthetic and recovery period, however it is important not to loose sight of your objective, namely a lighter more proportionate breast. If patients request liposuction of an adjacent area such as the lateral chest roll or axillary breast, I'll agree. On the... more

Lavinia Chong, MD

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Orange County Plastic Surgeon

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Combining Breast Reduction and Liposuction Saves Money and Recovery Time

Combining procedures including Breast Reduction and Liposuction saves both money and recovery time. 1. The operating room costs are generally less on the second procedure so this saves $400-$500. 2. You recover once instead of twice. Adding liposuction does not add time to the recovery from breast reduction. So you save about 10 days of recovery time over separating the procedures into two surgeries. Since time is money for most of us, this is also very important. I... more

Combining Breast Reduction & Liposuction

Economic benefits vary when combining procedures. At the facility where I operate, the liposuction would be considered a secondary procedure and would be discounted. If this is important to you, you might want to check on different surgeon's policies.