How is Plastic Surgery Facility Fee Calculated?

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I got a quote for a liposuction procedure for two areas (abdomen and back): surgeon fee for both areas combined was $4500.00 (which sounded right), facility fee was $2500, NOT including anesthesia, etc. The operating room is on site, which should make it less expensive than a hospital. The above-mentioned facility fee seems too high to me. What is a fair price range for a facility fee for this procedure?

Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD · Answer

The quote you have received for two areas of liposuction seems extremely high. The facility fee would suggest that the operation is going to take a number of hours. You might want to get another opinion.

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

$7000 total for two areas is high even in Los Angeles or Beverly Hills.  The $2500 fee is high as well but not ridiculously high.  I typically perform liposuction of the abdomen and back for $5000 or so depending upon the individual, which includes anesthesia and the operating room.  Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of liposuction procedures each year.  Then look at the plastic surgeon's website before and after photo galleries to get a sense of who can deliver the results.  Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Tamir Mosharrafa, MD · Answer

To answer your question, several factors go into establishing facility fees when you have an on-site OR. These include the length of the procedure, the disposable and non-disposable equipment required and the standard outpatient surgery fees supported by the community. Based on the procedure you have described, the fees do seem a bit high for the facility. At our facility, the facility fee for liposuction of the abdomen and back, including the garment would be $1,075.

Steven Wallach, MD · Answer

My OR facility fee includes the cost of the facility itself, anesthesia and staff. In general in my office $2500 would probably cover all that for a two area liposuction for most patients.

Jourdan Gottlieb, MD · Answer

Usually the operating room is billed by time, and I don't know how long your procedure is scheduled for. In our center, two hours of actual surgery time would be billed at about $2200, same order of magnitude. My hospital would charge $8000 for the same(--needless to say, no aesthetic surgery is done at the hospital).  The quoted facility fee does seem reasonable.

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