You probably already know that your insurance may cover for some plastic surgery procedures, but chances are there are many plastic surgeries you had no idea your insurance would cover as well. Of course, whether or not your insurance will cover for a plastic surgery procedure completely depends on a number of factors, such as your health insurance company, level of coverage, and whether the surgery will be considered cosmetic or non-cosmetic.
If you’ve been thinking about getting a plastic surgery procedure done, you might just be in luck if your surgery is listed below. Let’s take a look at ten plastic surgery procedures you didn’t know your insurance may cover. Health insurance covers more than you thought!
Nose Job
In Hollywood, it’s not uncommon to see celebrities who’ve had plastic surgery done on their nose. However, many of them would probably say that their nose job was due to necessity rather than for cosmetic reasons.
If you want to have a rhinoplasty (the worse for nose plastic surgery) done––and covered by your insurance––it typically has to be due to a health concern. Many patients get a nose job as a treatment to improve impaired breathing that’s caused by some defects in the nose, such as is the case with a deviated septum. While you might be hoping the surgeons can “throw in” the aesthetic enhancements for free, this is usually not the case. After the structural work is done, your insurance doesn’t cover for cosmetics, and any further surgery is on your wallet.
