Does medicaid cover cosmetic vagina surgery??

Medicaid provides medical coverage for medical problems. Cosmetic surgery is never covered because it doesn't treat medical problems. For that reason, financing is available at most cosmetic practices.

Thank you for your question. At this time, there are no insurance providers that cover cosmetic, elective procedures like a vaginoplasty. Make sure you consult with a board certified plastic surgeon, good luck!

Hi, this is a great question. Insurance will not cover cosmetic nor elective procedures. Best of luck!

Insurance does not cover cosmetic labiaplasty, and even with functional problems it is difficult at best to get coverage. Candidates for a Labiaplasty procedure are women who are concerned about the appearance of their labia or experience discomfort due to exceptionally large or long labia of either the inner our outer lips. Labia unevenness can result in discomfort with intimate contact, chronic rubbing, as well as psychological discomfort, which leads to the inability to wear certain types of tight clothing. Most women live with these symptoms, and actually are not even aware that a certain surgical procedure exists to help to correct this problem and restore their femininity.#labiaplasty#labialreduction#vaginoplasty

Like Dr. Jimerson says, elective or cosmetic surgeries are not considered medically necessary, therefore are not covered by any insurance provider, especially Medicaid. The term "cosmetic vaginal surgery" is all encompassing and includes quite a few options when it comes down to it. Most cosmetogynecologists will offer financing programs and have surgery coordinators or patient care advocates who can help assist in any question that you have regarding fees and repayment terms. At my office, we even offer a 6 month no interest repayment program through a leading healthcare lender. That said, often times cosmetic vaginal surgeries are performed at the same time as an insured procedure. If this is the case, your facility and anesthesia fee might have additional savings provided due to the overlap in time. Cheers! 

No health care provider, including  Medicaid, pays for cosmetic surgery.  (At least none that our office has encountered).However, some private health insurers have benefits which may include discounts on cosmetic surgery procedures by utilizing participating providers.

Thank you for sharing.  Often times if there is a component of posterior wall defect such as a rectocele, we can perform a posterior vaginal wall repair.  Although similar to a vaginoplasty, it is not a cosmetic surgery.

Cosmetic surgery is not generally covered by Medicaid (or any other insurance provider) in any state. Vaginal surgery means a lot of different things.  In my office we perform labiaplasty, fat transfer to the labia majora, clitoral hood reduction, liposuction of the mons pubis as well as vaginal tightening.  We offer a variety of financing options.

The short and basic answer is "no." In fact, if billed properly, "private" insurance doesn't cover it either, although some inexperienced surgeons will perform an occasional procedure in the hospital under general anesthesia and attempt to bill insurance.  As often as not, if your anatomy is relatively straightforward and there is not redundancy of the clitoral hood, and they are conservative with their technique, all goes relatively well.  Problem is, ~ 1/3 of the time things don't go well, and you don't want that to happen to you.My suggestion is to "save up," and see if a reputable experienced surgeon might give you a discount. Better to live with "robust" genitalia than to have a suboptimal surgical procedure!Best wishrs,Michael P Goodman MD