Insurance Coverage for Nose Hump Removal Due to Injury?

This is how I handle these situations in my practice. After an in detailed history and physical examination, including 6 photographic views, I request the patient to supply ANY documentation related to the previous injury. This doctumentation is operative reports, office or ER notes and reports, X-ray reports. Anything that will justify the reconstructive portion of the planned operation.
Then we send/call/email/fax ALL this information to the patients' insurance company. Upon a response, in writing, we than review with the patient their 'covered benefits', the out of pocket costs, the non covered costs or cosmetic portion costs. In most circumstances upto 50% is covered by insurance the other is cosmetic costs. So you will have to pay something out of pocket, no free ride. Best of Luck and Regards.

Traumatic hump deformities from sports related injuries may in some cases be covered by insurance companies especially if there is a concomitant break or deviation of the septum. I have had many patients be able to have this problem corrected who are basketball players at the local university as well as baseball players. That being said we would have to pre-certify the procedure with your insurance company. One thing you can do is check with your insurance company policy to see if it is a covered procedure.
For a non-cosmetic procedure, often an open reduction of nasal fracture with septal fixation is used so you may try that avenue. In my personal opinion, it should be covered since it is the direct result of trauma as long as you are not seeking to have an aesthetic or cosmetic rhinoplasty done with the rest of your nose at the same time. I hope this information helps.