Lipoma Removal Cost and Will Anthem Cover the Expense?

Question

I have numerous lipomas on my front thighs. I would like to have them removed. Would my Anthem insurance cover the procedures?

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

Lipomas are benign fatty tumors that occur under the skin and less commonly within the muscle. They are associated with mild discomfort and a lump underneath the skin. It is always best to talk to an expert plastic surgeon to determine whether the lipoma is possibly a cyst or a tumor or hernia. We would have to remove the lipoma to be sure that it is not something else and we usually do this by sending it to a pathologist for evaluation. If a lipoma is painful, then an exam is needed to make sure it is not compressing on a nerve or whether the diagnosis is different. Aftercare for a lipoma includes gentle compression and Plato’s Scar Serum twice daily on the wound.

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Darrick E. Antell, MD, FACS · Answer

Fees vary depending on the expertise of the surgeon.  The fee may also vary depending on the location and size of the lipoma. 

	To remove these growths is a medically necessary procedure and should be reimbursed by your health insurance company.

Timothy Mountcastle, MD · Answer

Yes anthem should cover. Check your deductible though. If done in office no preauthorization is needed. If done in operating room u might need pre auth.

Lipoma Removal Cost and Will Anthem Cover the Expense?

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