By law, insurance companies are required to cover the costs of breast reconstruction at any time after mastectomy. This includes any surgery required for symmetry of the opposite breast as well. See the links below for the applicable Federal and State laws. Our office is experienced in working with all major insurance companies. Some insurance companies may urge patients to pursue options such as implant…
Signed into Law on October 21, 1998: SEC. 713. REQUIRED COVERAGE FOR RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY FOLLOWING MASTECTOMIES. (a) IN GENERAL.-A group health plan, and a health insurance issuer providing health insurance coverage in connection with a group health plan, that provides medical and surgical benefits with respect to a mastectomy shall provide, in a case of a participant or beneficiary who is receiving benefits in connection…
Click on the appropriate question below or scroll down on the webpage for answers to Frequently Asked Questions What are the advantages of the DIEP and SIEA flaps over other methods of breast reconstruction using the patient’s own tissue? What are the advantages of the DIEP and SIEA flaps over breast reconstruction with tissue expanders and implants? How do the complication rates compare between breast…
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