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Scarless Breast Liposuction - Insurance Coverage

asked 1 year ago by Omaha5974 in Omaha, NE
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
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Tags: breasts, fees, insurance, scarless

Having Scarless Liposuction of Breast Which Insurance Will Cover but I'm Also Having Liposuction of Upper & Lower Abs. Should I be charged twice for the facility & anesthesiologist?

4 answers to Scarless Breast Liposuction - Insurance Coverage

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Liposuction and covered procedures

If you are having liposuction of the breasts and that is somehow covered by your medicl insurance, at least in the hospital I use, they will charge you for the procedure that is not covered, whcih is only fair.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Insurance and breast liposuction; also having cosmetic liposuction elsewhere.

Frankly, you are fortunate to have been able to obtain coverage for breast reduction via liposuction, since most insurance carriers would consider this "experimental" or not-covered. If, however, your surgeon is removing at least the insurance-mandated amount of breast tissue, then this could potentially be insurance-covered. Good for you! But any cosmetic portion (the liposuction of the abdomen) of your procedure is NOT covered by your insurance, and you will be... more
Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS

Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon
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Breast liposuction and insurance

Are you absolutely sure that your insurance will cover any part of breast liposuction???  I strongly advise you to check on it because I would doubt that!
Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS

Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction

The insurance reimbursement will cover for the insurance part only, whereas, the cosmetic portion is covered by you.  This can get tricky, but normally, this is how I do it.
Shahin Javaheri, MD

San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

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