The cost of lipoma removal depends on the complexity of the surgical excision and the type of anesthesia planned. Insurance coverage for lipomas depends on the individual insurance carrier. Most lipomas can be performed on an outpatient basis.
How much does a single lipoma surgery usually cost?
How much will a good doctor charge to remove a single lipoma (approx. 2-4 cm diameter in size)? What type of insurance covers this?
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A: Cost of Lipoma Removal
Lipomas can usually be removed under local anesthesia and run about $350-500 for a 2-4 cm lipoma. There are price discounts for multiple lipomas removed at the same time. Liposuction or surgical excision removal is simple and fairly easy with almost no pain afterward.
A: Lipomas are covered by insurance
Lipomas are covered by insurance and the cosmesis depends on surgical skill - if you want a plastic surgeon to excise it, then you may have to foot the bill. Insurance will cover the pathology interpretation of the excised tissue, i.e. lipoma.
A: Insurance coverage
Insurance should cover this. Especially a single isolated lipoma. The concern is a mass of unknown origin may or may not be a lipoma. History and physical exam may indicate that the lesion is probably a lipoma but biopsy is the only way to be sure. At my San Francisco area practice under local... more
A: It all depends on where the lipoma is located
A lipoma of 2-4 cm in size is fairly straightforward to excise. If you are able to tolerate the procedure with local anesthetic (awake surgery) then the cost should be less than $2500. However, if you require general anesthesia (be put to sleep for the surgery) then the cost could be as high as $4,000 to $6... more
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3 Dec 2008
I'm located in Southern California. I a female friend that just got quoted $1200 for the surgery.
1 post
10 Mar 2009
I have had a couple of lipomas removed in my general practioner's office. Insurance should cover the first one to ensure it's not cancerous. For others to be covered, they have to be causing pain or other medical problems. Otherwise, they are probably not covered.
7 posts
25 Mar 2009
If the lipomas cause you pain, your insurance company will pay for a general surgeon to excise them. I just got seven more taken out this week but I don't know the cost yet.
2 posts
30 Mar 2009
I have epidural lipomatosis of the lumbar spine and though I have read many articles about this, I have concerns about just physical therapy. The latter was a 2nd opinion for the therapy. My first orthopedic surgeon was going to do a laminectomy, and did not have any notice of the epidural lipomatosis, by MRI. A myelogram was done which showed the tumor but I read that the typical test was just MRI.
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13 Apr 2009
I just had 7 lipoma's removed. It cost me 150.00 for all of them. I found a general surgeon and he performed the removal at a local hospital.
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6 Sep 2009
I recently had a lipoma removed from the back of my neck. The cost to have it done as an outpatient in a local hospital,by a plastic surgeon was $500. in Canada. I felt very little pain and had the stitches removed in the surgeons office a week later. Yes Anerica socialized medicine works, but we pay for elective surgery.
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13 Nov 2009
My doctor used a hole punch type tool to break the skin. Why isn't a scapel used? Seems this would make for a easier and cleaner stich. Also I was told only 1 removal per visit?