Will Health Insurance Pay for Liposuction in Birmingham, Alabama?

asked 1 year ago by dee74410 in birmingham al.
Latest answer by Alan Engler, MD
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Tags: stomach, insurance, PCOS

i have pocs and i have weight in my stomach. i cant get rid of excess fat.

10 answers to Will Health Insurance Pay for Liposuction in Birmingham, Alabama?

Liposuction - Insurance Coverage

Each insurance company is different and, therefore, it is not possible to say with absolute certainty whether or not your insurance company will cover this - or any other - procedure. The general routine is that you have to go to a plastic surgeon, see what he or she says about the likelihood of it being covered, and then have him or her contact your insurance company on your behalf, to see what the specifics are. Even if it is "covered" you then have to see exactly what that... more

Alan Engler, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Health insurance does not cover liposuction procedures for body contouring

I have never heard of health insurance covering or providing benefits for liposuction procedures for body contouring

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction and insurance

Liposuction is not covered by insurance. This is usually a cosmetic procedure. In some instances of breast reconstruction, liposuction can be used to adjust the breast mound.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Cosmetic Surgery is self funded.

No, insurance will not pay for liposuction Liposuction is cosmetic which is to improve the normal. Reconstructive surgery is sometimes covered by insurance and it is done to restore the patient to a more normal state. Insurance companies pay a small fee usually less than is justifiable.

Walter D. Gracia, MD
Arlington Plastic Surgeon

Cosmetic Surgery is NOT paid for by ANY Health Isurance Companies

Regarding: "Will Health Insurance Pay for Liposuction in Birmingham, Alabama? i have pocs and i have weight in my stomach. i cant get rid of excess fat." Dear Dee, An often repeated question. Health insurance will NOT pay for cosmetic surgery in ANY of 18,443 cities, towns, villages,and other such governing groups in the United States, including Birmingham and the following Cities in Alabama : Abbeville, AL Abernant, AL Adamsville, AL Addison,... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction not covered by insurance.

Hi. Go to a nearby teaching hospital with a plastic surgery clinic. There residents take care of you under supervision with very little cost.

George J. Beraka, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Insurance companies do not pay for liposuction

In today's time it is difficult for us to get insurance carriers to pay adequately for medically necessary procedures and they certainly won't reimburse for cosmetic elective procedures such as liposuction.

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

Health Insurance Pay for Liposuction

No No No Insurance does not cover elective cosmetic surgery in any state of the union. So nice try but seek a payment plan to pay for the surgery. Best of Luck.

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction is purely cosmetic, not medically necessary

Imagine what our health insurance would cost if it had to pay for every elective surgery we chose to have. Health insurance is meant to cover MEDICALLY NECESSARY procedures, not cosmetic procedures. Liposuction is purely cosmetic.