Thighplasty vs. Skin Excision

I see a lot of questions about this topic, and how to get insurance to pay.

The key is a matter of semantics and coding.

Thighplasty is a cosmetic surgery procedure that tightens skin and underlying muscle. Most insurance will not pay for it. What I had, skin excision is a procedure to remove excess/redundant skin. In my case, it was paid for because of the constant skin infections and other issues.

Different procedures, different codes.

Trying to schedule mine right now and my insurance approved it first time out and I think that was because a) I had a ton of documentation and b) my surgeons office knows how to code correctly.

Thank you for sharing! I will want to have my thighs done soon and have been diagnosed with Lipedema so I am hoping that the diagnosis will help have the procedure covered!