How much does rhinoplasty cost?

Rhinoplasty costs vary greatly from surgeon to surgeon and can depend on a number of variables:

• Experience of the surgeon  - needless to say, with rhinoplasty, you want a surgeon with plenty of experience
• Amount of time the surgeon spends working on your nose  - some surgeon perform rhinoplasty in 30-45 minutes while other take 3-4 hours.  Although time spent is not the only indicator of quality, it often gives you a sense of the amount the 'detail work' the surgeon performs.
• Complexity of the work required - rhinoplasty is rarely easy, but certain rhinoplasty are more difficult than average.
• Whether grafting is needed - cartilage grafting adds time and complexity to your rhinoplasty.
• Whether breathing work is needed - this also adds time and complexity to your rhinoplasty.  However the extra cost is often billable to your insurance.
• Where the surgery is performed - hospitals are typically much more costly than ambulatory surgery centers. 

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