Breast Implant Prices

Breast implant prices are highly dependent on the exact procedure and the area of the country. Importantly, your health insurance typically will not cover it.

Breast Implant Prices

Breast implant prices vary greatly across the country and by the specific procedure required. Nonetheless, you can expect a general range of prices to be from $3,500 to $8,000. To figure out the exact total cost, you need to keep in mind the following.

Typically, insurance companies will not cover breast augmentation or any reoperations and additional doctor visits following augmentation. However, most insurance companies cover the first breast reconstruction operation. Insurance coverage for reoperation procedures or additional doctor visits following reconstruction may not be covered, depending on your insurance policy.

Before surgery, be sure to get, in writing, answers from your insurance company to the following questions, at a minimum:

Does my policy cover the costs of the implant surgery, the implant, the anesthesia, and other related hospital costs?
Does it cover removal and replacement of the implants if this becomes necessary?
Does it cover the cost of detecting or treating a complication as a result of either the implant or the reconstruction?
Will there be an increase in my insurance premium?
Will future coverage be affected?

In addition to collecting information from your insurance company, you should also ask your doctor to provide cost information such as:

What are the costs of getting breast implants (the implants, the anesthesia, the surgery, etc.)?
What are the costs for follow-up visits?
What are the costs for detecting or treating a complication, especially treatment that involves a reoperation, such as implant removal with or without replacement?
What is the specific manufacturer warranty for the implants that you are gathering information on?

Put another way, you should view breast implant prices in a global capacity, not just the cost of the actual surgery. Make sure you know exactly what it is going to set you back to avoid any nasty surprises.

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