Insurance coverage

Was your plastic surgery covered by insurance? Can you give details if it was. Thank you.

Hello,

You will find in most cases if the insurance covered your PS it was due to medical necessity.  If you have open sores, bleeding and medical issues from the excess skin be sure and document it with other doctors and take photos. Pictures speak loudly to what you are suffering.

Give your insurance company a call and find out what their policy is. Also when you meet with a Plastic Surgeon ask them for their advice on how to proceed as well.

Good luck

I just had my panny removal approved by insurance. All I did was see my regular doctor for 3 months and had documented skin irritation, then I went and saw my plastic surgeon and she sent in all the paper work. I didnt think it was going to get approved, but it was in less than a month. Good luck!

The front portion of my lower body lift was. I am currently working on getting my thighs covered!

 

I am paying out of pocket for my arms, back/side, and boobs at the end of this month.

 

I have a youtube channel with more info if interested just look up jenniferhammond88 in youtube or copy/paste the link in my signature

I would live to have my thighs covered. Please tell me what critia you are giving them that they should cover it. Thanks and thanks also for your videos!

I was recently approved for abdominoplasty/panniculectomy and insurance is covering it at 80%, so my portion comes out to be about $1900. In December I went in for plastics consult and they took pictures and we decided to go ahead and try for approval without any medical documentation other than the letter of necessity that my surgeon wrote up and the pictures. They denied it, stating lack of medical necessity. So I started going to my PCP and we documented everything for 3 months. Document any rashes, what you have used to try to fix it.  Have your PCP prescribe you prescription medication to try.  I was a little surprised when they actually approved the abdominoplasty too.  I've always thought that it was a considered a cosmetic procedure that insurance didn't cover, but they said that our documentation deemed it medically necessary.  I'll take it.  Once I was approved for this, we then submitted documentation to see if we can get the mastoplexy done. Currently waiting on decision for that.