Estimate of Costs For Face Lift Surgery - Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery Advice
Focus Areas: on lower half of face, to reduce sagging,
jowlishness, lines and furrows associated with aging, use and the effects of
gravity on tissue and muscle that have lost elasticity.
Estimate of Costs For Face Lift Surgery Face lift is a Class
II and Class III cosmetic surgery procedure. In Class II operations requiring
up to 2 1/2-hours, the sorts of procedures
anticipated include face lift, breast augmentation and mammoplasty, mastopexy,
upper and lower blepharoplasty, limited face lift, rhinoplasty or
septo-rhinoplasty, major suction lipoplasty, otoplasty, abdominoplasty.
Operating room costs plus local anesthetic would be approximately $900.
Operating room costs plus general anesthetic would be approximately $1,100.
You might well forecast an estimated $4,300 in direct cash
out-of-pocket expenses
Will You Obtain Insurance Reimbursement? The patient should
receive from the lead surgeon in advance of the operation a technical write-up
reflecting the procedures, materials, technicians and/or other required
specialists with the industry standard code references. The surgeon's write-up
should be delivered to the insurance firm for comment in order to determine whether
the coverage is partial or total. Additionally, the surgeon's write-up should
indicate whether progressive or repeat surgeries will be required, in order for
the insurance coverage to be determined. Prospective patients will want to
qualify carefully the precise coverage parameters offered in their health plan
by making direct contact with both the insurance agent as well as the claims
settlement officials at the insurance firm itself. The core question for
insurance firms to consider, in terms of authorizing settlement coverage for
the operation, is whether the procedure is being performed for relief of
symptoms and deformity or whether the operation is being conducted strictly for
aesthetic improvement.
How Do Surgeons Calculate Their Prices? A very popular
procedure requiring relatively insignificant operating time may nevertheless be
a high-margin procedure commanding higher pricing than a low demand technically
complex procedure. Each plastic surgeon will make their own time-value
calculation as to the final price for a given reconstructive or cosmetic
surgery procedure. However, national averages do provide an estimate or
guideline to expected out-of-pocket costs. Budgeting for a face lift should be
based on an estimated $4,300 in direct cash out-of-pocket
expenses, which does not factor in loss of income associated with time off from
work as may apply in certain procedures.
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