Will my Insurance Pay for Blepharoplasty?

Your insurance would pay for upper lid surgery if you have visual field defects on examination all documented causing problems for you.

Thank you for your question.  In order to obtain insurance coverage for an upper blepharoplasty there are
several items that are submitted to insurance to document medical
necessity. Most importantly, there are Visual Field Tests that have to be
done by an ophthalmologist, not by a plastic surgeon.
If you have an ophthalmologist, they can arrange for you to have it
done and then you can see if you are insurable. Insurance companies typically do not cover the lower eyelid blepharoplasty. Fortunately, the costs of eyelid procedures are among the lowest of all facial cosmetic surgeries and the results are great! Best to you!

This is a wonderful question if you are interested in a blepharoplasty procedure. For an upper eyelid blepharoplasty there is a chance your insurance would cover this procedure. Your Optometrist may order a visual field test. This test helps show dysfunction in central and peripheral vision. A visual field test can then be submitted to your insurance for a possible approval. If you had any interest in a lower lid blepharoplasty this is consider a cosmetic procedure and your insurance unfortunately would not cover this procedure. Best of luck!