Cost of Septoplasty?

I am scheduling a septoplasty with no cosmetic enhancements and the surgeons fee is being charged at $14,000.00. Would this be considered an outrageous fee?

This fee is in addition to the actual surgical fee being billed to my insurance provider. This is also above the surgical facility fee and anasthesiologists fee. I feel the breakdown is getting outrageous. The total is coming in at around $20K. Am I wrong?

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12 Doctor Answers | Asked by Noseyinchicago in Chicago

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Personal experience with septoplasty

Having just had a septoplasty 3 weeks ago, I can speak a bit about this matter from the patient's perspective as well as the doctor's. First of all, many of the very best surgeons don't take medical insurance anymore because of the paltry reimbursement paid to the doctor. You must realize, though many patients don't, that your surgeon is usually only paid a small fraction of the bill by the insurance and the amount is getting smaller all the time as costs rise to do the surgery and run an... more

Unfortunately, there is no single price for a self-pay septoplasty.

A septoplasty is a procedure that helps improve nasal breathing. While it is typically billed to your insurance company and is a covered service under most plans, some surgeons don't accept insurance and bill the patient directly. (To bill an insurance company AND the patient simulataneously for a septoplasty is not allowed.) If we consider a self-pay septoplasty, the fee is variable and up to your surgeon to determine. Some people have already had a septoplasty and need further... more

Cost of Septoplasty

Thank you for the great question. The unfortunate truth is that, in our current healthcare system, costs and bills are basically a black box. Many surgeons have reacted to this by not accepting insurance, regardless of medical necessity. In my practice, if a patient needs a septoplasty or some other functional nasal surgery, I work with the patient's insurance company for reimbursement. Though I do not accept every insurance plan, this procedure is typically deemed medically necessary and I... more

$14000 surgeon's fee for septoplasty alone sounds excessive

I think that your instincts are correct in that the $14000 figure quote sounds excessive for septoplasty alone. However, first make sure that the surgeon is planning on performing only a septoplasty, and not a more complicated procedure such as a septorhinoplasty or functional rhinoplasty. Insurance companies will typically cover the cost of a septoplasty, but many will now balk at covering a septorhinoplasty. They are two very different operations in that a septorhinoplasty has the... more

Michael M. Kim, MD

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Portland Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Cost of Septoplasty

$14,000 out of pocket does sound high for only septoplasty unless there are other complex reconstruction that is also being done at the same time. However, surgical fees to vary considerably across the country. Consult with three other surgeons in your area to understand your options. The typical fee in South Florida would be about 1/3 to 1/2 of that total.

Cost of septoplasty

Assuming you are having a septoplasty and not a complex nasal valve reconstruction, then $14000 for just the surgeon's fee is quite expensive for a septoplasty. Septoplasty is a relatively basic surgery performed routinely by primary level nasal surgeons and can be done in 30-60 minutes. It is usually so simple that revision rhinoplasty specialists like myself rarely see virgin septoplasties in their practice, and when they do, then the case is... more

Typically $3,000 to $4,000

Cost for a septoplasty including the operating room, anesthesia, and the surgeon’s fee is in the $3,000 to $4,000 range, not $14,000 to $20,000 range.

Cost of Septoplasty...Does That Include an Arm and a Leg?

Hi Nosey, That's a lot of septum! A reasonable fee for septoplasty alone including operating room and anesthesia (1 1/2 hour) should be less than half of your surgeon's fee, without including the operating room and anesthesiologist. If you have a large septal perforation then the price may be high, but within range of reasonable. For the price that you were quoted, you can choose a great surgeon, say in Los Angeles, stay in a four star hotel suite in Beverly Hills, and fly onto to... more

Michael A. Persky, MD

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Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Septoplasty cost probably too high

If the surgery is relatively straight forward, without some special problem like a large hole in your septum, it is probably too high. Get 1-2 other opinions.

Toby Mayer, MD

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Septoplasty price varies

If your insurance covers this procedure and is billed, the doctor is not allowed to bill you separately. The doctors can bill you separately for your deductible, co-pay, etc. If your doctor does not accept your insurance plan, he will charge you his fee, and then he cannot bill insurance at all. The same goes for facility and anesthesia. If your procedure is covered by insurance, as septoplasty usually is, they have to accept insurance coverage. Septoplasty is a routine procedure in many... more