Insurance companies vary on their criteria. Most insurance companies require about a pound to a pound and a half of tissue to be removed per side in order to qualify as an insurance based procedure.In very large breasted women, three pounds or more can be removed per side.It's generally not the...
Insurance authorization is based on objective criteria. You can get a copy of the criteria from your insurance company.Insurance companies almost universally require us to remove a certain amount of tissue in order for the procedure to be considered medically necessary.This amount often...
Like many of the other responders, I do not use drains for breast reductions. However, when I use drains on other procedures they are removed based on drain output, not on time.