Quoted $13,000 for Breast Augmentation. Is this very high for Denver?

I can't comment on Denver specifically, but there are definitely surgeons doing great breast augmentations that will cost you WAY less money.
For example, my practice in Alabama performs hundreds of breast augmentations per year and we never charge over 6000 even for the MOST expensive implants (Such as Mentor Boost, Sientra 107, or Natrelle Cohesive). The majority of our silicone breast augmentations cost 4500 for all the things you mentioned, and I'm running a special for all the mentioned things for 4000.
But this is many states away, your market could be very different.
A lot of patients goto Miami due to extremely cheap prices, same with flying to Turkey. But in those cases you don't know what kind of surgeon you're getting or what their training is. Maybe the surgeon you saw is very skilled and very busy so people are willing to pay a higher cost. Sometimes you get what you paid for with surgery. Just make sure you continue to do your research like you already are!
Hope this helps!

Dear Trinity1111,
the cost of surgery depends on a lot of factors (type of surgery, number of treated areas, anesthesia fee, surgeon, facility fee, city, etc.). It would be the best to visit or call plastic surgery offices and ask for a price.
Daniel Barrett, MDCertified, American Board of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Hi & thanks for your question!
Breast augmentation surgery fees will differ from practice to practice. You can check with other practices in the Denver area for fees to compare, but you shouldn't choose a practice based on cost, but by experience. Best wishes!

Thank you for your question. Don't know about Denver, but that is certainly high here in Austin, TX. Don't believe I've heard of more expensive implants. Might want to get a 2nd opinion or come down to Austin. Best of Luck!

That quoted price does seem a bit high for breast augmentation. You may want to reach out to other board certified plastic surgeons in the area to get estimated costs. Ultimately though you want to select an experienced board certified surgeon with whom you are comfortable and confident.

In Houston, Texas the cost is approximately $7,000 for silicone implants and $6,000 for saline implants. This would include the physician fee, facility fee, anesthesia fee, any bloodwork needed and all post op visits. The price you were quoted seems to be twice as much as it should be.

Best Wishes,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.

I would call some other offices and get prices. A basic breast augmentation should not be that much. Around ten thousand would be more in line with what most surgeons charge

East coast average cost could be 7 to $8000. Dr. Ted Eisenberg, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and Author. RealSelf Distinguished Hall of Fame Inductee. Philadelphia, Pa., USA

This is probably a very reasonable quote, but you could shop around in the area if you desire to see if you can get a better rate.

It’s highly unlikely, your surgeon is marking up the cost of anesthesia, operating room, or the cost of the implants.
That leaves the only variable cost being the surgeon speech, which you did not include.
$13,000 seems very typical for the geographic area.
In the end, there are three variables that determine the outcome of breast augmentation surgery.
Those three variables are.1) the patient’s candidacy for the procedure(not everyone is an ideal candidate for breast augmentation)2) the choice of implants3) technical aspects of implant placement.
When patients are dissatisfied, or have issues with breast augmentation’s after surgery, the problems can almost always be explained by one or more of the above three variables.
There isn’t all that much patients can do regarding their own candidacy for the procedure. For example, women who have divergent breasts are going to have the divergence be amplified by getting breast implants.
What patients do you have control over is provider selection and implant choice.
Individuals who choose excessively large implants, will have a higher rate of revisions, complication, and undesirable side effects.
The following are some general recommendations on provider selection.
To find the best provider, I suggest patient schedule multiple in person consultations with experienced plastic surgeons in their community. During each consultation, ask each provider to open up their portfolio and show you their entire collection of before and after pictures of previous patients who have similar body or facial characteristics to your own. An experienced plastic surgeon should have no difficulty showing you the before and after pictures of at least 50 previous patients. An experienced provider should in fact have hundreds or preferably thousands of before and after pictures to choose from for commonly performed procedures.
Being shown a handful of preselected images, representing the best results of a provider’s career is insufficient to get a clear understanding of what average results will look like in the hands of each provider.
There is no correct number of consultations needed to find the best provider. The more consultations you scheduled the more likely you are to find the best provider for your needs.
Take careful notes during each consultation, especially regarding the quantity and quality of before and after pictures. It’s not a bad idea to bring pictures of your own body/face to use as reference when reviewing before and after pictures.
The biggest mistake patients make is scheduling only one consultation without properly vetting or comparing providers before scheduling surgery.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom, MD