I Have Had 5 Pregnancies, with One Being Quintuplets. I Am Fight my Insurance About Getting my Muscle Walls Fixed. Suggestions?

asked 3 months ago by mom to 8 in Sellersburg, IN
Latest answer by Alan Engler, MD
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Tags: after pregnancy, muscle repair, insurance, recommendation

Since my insurance wont pay, I cant afford to get all of it fixed on my own. What should I get fixed immediately and is there anything I can do to help. I have a hard time getting out of my bed due to lack of muscles in my stomach. My back hurts all the time since its doing the work that my stomach muscles should do. I get infections due to the flap being so long and it rubbing. I have done physical therapy and they said until I get my muscles fixed, they cant help. I am lost and needing relief.

6 answers to I Have Had 5 Pregnancies, with One Being Quintuplets. I Am Fight my Insurance About Getting my Muscle Walls Fixed. Suggestions?

Tummy Tuck - 5 Pregnancies, with One Being Quintuplets. Fight with my Insurance About Getting my Muscle Walls Fixed.

Each insurance policy has its own specific requirements and conditions as to (1) which procedures are "covered," and (2) what the extent of that coverage is. It has become increasingly difficult to obtain reimbursement or coverage for a procedure such as this but it is hard, without knowing the specifics of your coverage, to try to advise you on how to proceed. In general, though, the more significant the pain or debilitating symptoms, the greater the likelihood that... more

Alan Engler, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Insurance does not pay for repair of diastasis recti

Unfortunately, insurance does not pay for repair of diastasis recti, only for true hernia formation. Muscle repair at the time of tummy tuck will usually fix the problem.

J. Jason Wendel, MD
Nashville Plastic Surgeon

Insurance Will Not Cover Repair Of Muscle Separation

Unfortunately, the days have long past when insurance will cover repair of a rectus diastasis or midline muscle separation. While this is an integral part of most tummy tuck surgeries, it is not considered a medically necessary procedure unless there is a documented umbilical hernia through the muscle separation. You will have to seek a tummy tuck with muscle tightening done as a cosmetic procedure.

Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD
Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon

www.eppleyplasticsurgery.com

Insurance and diastasis

It is now very difficult to get insurance to pay for repair of a diastasis or excessive skin after pregnancies. However, I wouldn't say never. You should see a board certified plastic surgeon who can attempt to preauthorize the case and, if the insurance company denies, they will be required to explicitly state the reason for the denial, which can be appealed. I am not optimistic but, it is your insurance and if you are willing to do the work to fight for a procedure, you may be... more

Robert L. Kraft, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Insurance Company Unlikely To Help With Muscle Repair

It is very unlikely that your insurance company will cover the muscle repair of your diastasis recti. If you cannot afford the cost of a tummy tuck, check with the Resident's Clinic at U. of L. They might be able to perform your surgery at a reuce4d cost.

John Whitt, MD
Louisville Plastic Surgeon

Getting a tummy tuck covered by insurance.

When I was a medical student in 1985 we saw the tail end of a time when the insurance companies would cover the repair of the separation of the abdominal muscles after childbearing known as Diastasis Rectus. Since that time I have seen very few people succeed in getting coverage. In this day and age healthcare dollars for elective and semi elective surgeries continue to shrink. The same is true for procedures such as elective breast reduction. I think you'll... more

Adam Tattelbaum, MD
Washington DC Plastic Surgeon

www.atcosmetics.com

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