What is the required gram removal for a breast reduction so it can be covered by insurance?

Answer 1

It depends on your insurance company and insurance plan.

I've heard different gram requirements for different people.

My insurance requirements were 600grams total removed.

I had Left: 835 grams GONE, Right: 1263 grams GONE for a total of 2098 grams, or almost 5 pounds total.

The site listed in my source is a great place for information on breast reductions (as well as other types of surgery). There is a picture access board that will show you most women have NO visible scars. If you don't want picture access you can always post in the main reduction support board and get answers, scarring is not as bad as some people make it out to be (to me I don't think they really have seen enough breasts after reduction surgery to say for sure that it "scars you for life"). And their breasts are nice and perky after the reduction. Good luck in your journey!

Answer 2

Any Breast Reduction usually has health insurance to cover it, it can just be that the level of cover differs.
In Australia without health insurance you get back about AU $900 from Medicare and then 20% back from Health Tax- so my surgery comes down to only $7000.
I am having mine reduced in 6 weeks from a 34G to a 34DD. I am having approximately 7 pounds removed from each breast- my surgeon told me that I qualify for the mentioned benefits.
Some women have reductions when they are an average build with average breasts eg: only a D or DD cup (34D or34DD) at this size the surgery isn't regarded as a necessity so I guess it depends on whether you have the back pain and problems that go along with it. If you are small, as in only a 30 to 32 band or a small 34 with about a D or higher cup then the surgery would probably be classed as necessary.


If you are not covered, then try and save your money and/or take out a loan. Mine are only costing me $70 a week for the next 1.5 years or so, so it is definately worth it.

Good luck :)

Answer 3

Depends on where you live -- in Canada it is enough to have your Dr refer you.

I had just under 400 gr from the left and just under 300 from the right -- now that it is done, I see that he didn't take enough -- but I still have huge relief

Now they are linking dense breast tissue to higher rates of breast cancer -- and there are statistics that show that the occurance of breast cancer in women who have had reduction is less -- so it may become easier to have it covered....

I am not sure it is an exact science -- and depending on the denseness of the tissue the weight will be different -- and I think they can only give you an idea of the size you will be -- not a guarantee.

went from a F or more to a DD -- still too much, but better........

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Thats something I would like to know because my breast are starting to take a tole on my back.

Answer 6

call your ins comp i think it al ldepends i am planning on getting one when i lose a littlr more weight b/c breasts are a lot of fat as well as tissue some plastic srgns tell pts that ,but like i said call your insurance

Answer 7

As a caring American male I beg of you to reconsider this most heinous of procedures. Have you seen the aftermath of this surgery??