Consult for panni and lipo

is it common practice to pay upfront for the consult?  And after consult and pics...how long should I reasonably wait, to call office to see if any news from my Insurance?

Some do charge for a consult fee, others do not. I'm not sure what the norm is.

Thanks Laura....any clue what time span I should wait before I start to bug them if they.ve received an answer from my insurance yet?

I would think they should hear something in a week or two.

I've found that there is a co-pay. Time is money for these guy's.

Yes, I have no problem paying for his time.  Just wondered if it was kinda a universal practices with all plastic surgeons.  They gave me a price quote already for both procedures..one for panni and on e for lipo...panni hopefully is covered and certaintly the lipo would be out of pocket expense.  Just want to know what time span I am looking at.  And, yes I know patience is a virtue...but one I do not possess!!  LOL!

Unfortunately I had to be patient due to several life altering factors, lol. Just got a call reconfirming my appointment about an hour ago. Definitely having to work a lot harder to be patient now. Just wondering for comparison reasons before I go in. Any chance you could share what they quoted you? You can message if you'd rather or I'll understand if you wan to avoid the whole question. I guess I'm just trying to gather as much info and differences before I go in Saturday. Hopefully you'll get your panni covered. It seems like it goes both ways for people due to varying factors. Good Luck!!!!!   Rich   

They say, Patience is a virtue. Just patiently wait and may you have a successful operation.

For those that charged for a consult...yes I paid up front. I did 5 consults and really only paid for one... One I got free because I was a member of realself.com... The ones that were from Docs that specialized in people with massive weight loss,  none of them charged...