Crooked Nose and Trouble Breathing, Will Insurance Cover Surgery? (photo)

Insurance often can cover surgery to striaghten the nose if it is causing nasal obstruction. You would need to have your nose examined to determine what actually needs to be done to correct the problem. Your surgeon's office would then be able to obtain pre-authorization from your insurance to see if they will cover your surgery.

If you have medical record documented obstruction to nasal airflow your health insurance will cover surgery to restore airflow. To make sure that you are covered you need to have your surgeon send a preauthorization letter to your insurance company before surgery. Make sure you get a letter from the insurance company stating that the proposed surgery is medically necessary and covered before you proceed. If you fail to do it that way you may end up having to pay for surgery, hospital operating room and anesthesia out of your own pocket.

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