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Breast Reduction Surgery Without Insurance

asked 1 year ago by losa in Kingstown, 04
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
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Would I Be Able to Have the Breast Reduction Surgery Even if I Don't Have Any Insurance?

17 answers to Breast Reduction Surgery Without Insurance

Breast Reduction without Insurance?

Thank you for the question. Yes, breast reduction surgery can be performed as a fee-for-service procedure (not through insurance). The costs will vary from region to region and from one surgeon to another. Best wishes.

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Breast Reduction Surgery Without Insurance

Yes, you can have breast reduction surgery even without insurance. Health insurance companies require a specific amount of breast tissue based on your body surface area. This is somewhat controversial because your breasts don't always correspond to your body surface area. If you don't have insurance or don't qualify within your plan, you can still have the surgery and gain considerable physical and aesthetic improvement. You can choose to have the breast reduction done by... more

Kenneth Bermudez, MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

Sometimes doing Breast reduction surgery without insurance is better.

Insurance companies have strict criteria for BRs. Cosmetically, the surgeon can concentrate on artistry.

Blane T. Shatkin, MD
Ft. Lauderdale Plastic Surgeon

Payment for Breast Reduction Surgery

Breast Reduction surgery is typically done as an elective, cosmetic procedure. In this case, the payment does not go through insurance at all, and like all cosmetic procedures, needs to be paid for up front. Only in moderate to severe cases of symptoms associated with large breasts, does insurance potentially pay for services.

Hayley Brown MD
Henderson Plastic Surgeon

Breast Reduction without insurance - yes, absolutely

You most certainly can choose to have breast reduction done without health insurance. This happens for patients in my practice for a number of reasons: 1) Some have no health insurance at all, and we perform out-patient breast reduction for a reasonable rate, far less than that charged by hospitals. This is done in our nationally accredited surgical facility, with MD anesthesia, and includes all normal fees and tests. 2) Some patients have very high... more

Sutton Graham II, MD
Greenville Plastic Surgeon

Breast Reduction without Insurance

Yes, you would be able to have breast reduction surgery without insurance coverage. This would become a self-pay procedure. The cost vary from surgeon to surgeon. You should set up a couple of consultations with board certified plastic surgeons. Dr. ES

Earl Stephenson Jr., MD, DDS
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

Self Pay Breast Reduction

Certainly you can undergo a breast reduction without insurance coverage. It just means that you are responsible for the surgery fee, hospital, and anesthesia. Depending on yoru geographical area, this could range anywhere from $5000- $12,500. I hope this helps.

Christopher V. Pelletiere, MD
Barrington Plastic Surgeon

Self pay breast reduction

Yes, your plastic surgeon's office will give you a quote for the cost of the surgery. It varies depending on your geographic region and usually by how much time the procedure will take. Good luck. Tracy M. Pfeifer, MD, MS

Tracy Pfeifer, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

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Breast reduction without insurance

Yes you can have this performed without insurance but you would be responaible for ALL the bills: Surgeon's fee, operating room, anestthesologist, anesthesia services, pathologist and specimen processing charges.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Breast reduction commonly performed outside of insurance

With more restrictive insurance coverage today breast reduction is commonly performed outside of insurance coverage, just as breast augmentation. Breast reduction is safely performed in an office based facility without a hospital stay and can be affordable. Best of luck, peterejohnsonmd

Peter E. Johnson, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Sure

You just have to pay for it. Anyway, there is no guarantee that insurance will pay for it. Talk to a plastic surgeon.

William B. Rosenblatt, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Breast reduction

If you are a candidate for a breast reduction you certainly can have the surgery, but you would have to pay out of pocket to do so.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Breast reduction without insurance

I am often faced with patients who either have an insurance policy that specifically excludes breast reduction or whose insurance requires such a large volume of tissue to be removed that the patient would be much smaller than they would like to be. For those patients the surgery is performed on a private pay basis in our outpatient surgical facility.

Ann F. Reilley, MD
Baton Rouge Plastic Surgeon

Yes

Patient without insurance get breast reductions as do patients who have specific riders in they're policy that disallow breast reductions. Look for a surgeon in your area that has an office operating room and they will be able to treat you in the most cost efficient as well as safe manner. Make sure that the office is certified by an accredited certifying agency. Good luck, Dr T

Scott Tucker, MD
Winston Salem Plastic Surgeon

Breast Reduction Surgery Without Insurance

ABSOLUTELY! What makes you think you can not? You will need a price quote, so here in my office operating room I would charge a "GLOBAL" fee of $6,500. Best of luck from MIAMI, the "real" Dr. Darryl J,. Blinski 305 598 0091

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Breast Reduction is often done as elective procedure

Hi there- You can absolutely proceed with breast reduction- although you should obviously expect to pay for the procedure yourself.

Armando Soto, MD
Orlando Plastic Surgeon

www.DrArmandoSoto.com

Breast Reductions Not Always Covered by Insurance

Breast reductions can certainly be performed in patients who do not have insurance, although there would be significant out of pocket expenses involved. Even in patients who do have insurance some patients wish to have reductions but wish to have less tissue removed than dictated by the insurance co. and choose to pay for the surgery themself.