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Will Insurance Cover a Tummy Tuck if It Includes a Hernia Repair?

asked 1 year ago by har in st.augustine,fl,usa
Latest answer by Otto Joseph Placik, MD
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Tags: abdomen, female, hernia

I heard that in States the Treatment of Tummy tuck is taken care by the insurance company when you have the umblical hernia removed and the insurance covers the expenses other than the deductable and other stuff. please let me know. Does insurance takes care of TT when you have an umbilical hernia?

1 answer to Will Insurance Cover a Tummy Tuck if It Includes a Hernia Repair?

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Tummy tuck is not generally a covered procedure of herani repi

In general, the tummy tuck is not a covered proceudure and therefore it will most likely get denied if submitted as part of the over submitted bill.
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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