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Will Medicare Pay for a Butt Lift or Fat Injections?

i was wondering if medicare and state farm pay for a butt lift or fat injections? thats the insurance that i have i do not have pictures i can get them for you if you take my insurance or know of any Dr that would. Thanks so much

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Will medicare or health insurance pay for lipo and fat transfer

October 21st, 2012
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These procedures are cosmetic surgery and no insurance payor will cover this type of surgery. The government or medicare does not cover this either.

Norman Bakshandeh, MD, FACS


New York Plastic Surgeon
4.9 out of 5 stars 14 reviews

October 21st, 2012

Will medicare or health insurance pay for lipo and fat transfer

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These procedures are cosmetic surgery and no insurance payor will cover this type of surgery. The government or medicare does not cover this either.


New York Plastic Surgeon

Medicare does not pay for cosmetic surgery

September 28th, 2012
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Medicare does not pay for cosmetic surgery. Fat transfer to the buttock is an elective cosmetic procedure and not medically necessary. Medicare - or any other insurance - does not and should not pay for these procedures.

Matthew Schulman, MD
September 28th, 2012

Medicare does not pay for cosmetic surgery

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Medicare does not pay for cosmetic surgery. Fat transfer to the buttock is an elective cosmetic procedure and not medically necessary. Medicare - or any other insurance - does not and should not pay for these procedures.

Matthew Schulman, MD

In any part of the world any aesthetic surgery is covered by any insurance cy./la cirugia estetica no la cubre los seguros

September 28th, 2012
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unless be by an accident it should be covered by your insurance cy other wise is rejected spetially by aesthetic reasons.

al menos que sea por accidente  ninguna compañia aseguradora cubre  cirugia estetica en cualquier parte del mundo

Ramon Navarro, MD

Ramon Navarro, MD
Mexico Plastic Surgeon
5.0 out of 5 stars 2 reviews

September 28th, 2012

In any part of the world any aesthetic surgery is covered by any insurance cy./la cirugia estetica no la cubre los seguros

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unless be by an accident it should be covered by your insurance cy other wise is rejected spetially by aesthetic reasons.

al menos que sea por accidente  ninguna compañia aseguradora cubre  cirugia estetica en cualquier parte del mundo

Ramon Navarro, MD
Mexico Plastic Surgeon

Health Insurance and Medicare does not pay for cosmetic procedures

September 29th, 2012
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The short answer is that no Health Insurance Policy or Medicare will pay for cosmetic procedures - this includes a butt lift, augmentation, etc. They will only cover medically necessary conditions, not simply to approve ones appearance.

Larry S. Nichter, MD, MS, FACS
September 29th, 2012

Health Insurance and Medicare does not pay for cosmetic procedures

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The short answer is that no Health Insurance Policy or Medicare will pay for cosmetic procedures - this includes a butt lift, augmentation, etc. They will only cover medically necessary conditions, not simply to approve ones appearance.

Larry S. Nichter, MD, MS, FACS

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