Another fee is the cost of the anesthesia. If a local anesthesia is used the cost will be less, however if anesthesia was required to keep you asleep for several hours then the cost of both the anesthesia and an anesthesiologist to administer it will be significantly higher. In addition, if you were kept asleep for several hours the post operative period will be longer and the facilities cost can be expected to be higher as well.

All of these together will affect your facility fee. All costs and potential costs should be discussed with you cosmetic surgeon prior to surgery so you don’t receive and nasty surprises when you get your bill. Nationally the average facility fee for rhinoplasty is about $700. Because of the area, you can expect your Irvine rhinoplasty surgery to be somewhat more expensive. Again, an Irvine cosmetic surgeon should be able to provide you with a complete estimate of costs.

In some cases your plastic surgeon will quote you a single price as a package price, which includes facilities fees, anesthesiologist, the cosmetic surgeons fees and other miscellaneous fees. If you don’t feel comfortable with this request a breakdown so you can understand where all the costs are coming from.

These numbers come from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons under the category of rhinoplasty costs. Consider the following factors in regard to these numbers.

1. Rhinoplasty cost as defined by the ASPS includes any nose surgery performed by a board certified cosmetic surgeon. This means it includes everything from a simple removal of a small bump on the nose right up to complete nasal reconstruction. As the complexity of the work increases so will the cost. Also, the costs are generally higher with more talented plastic surgeons and also increase based on location. As stated earlier, Irvine plastic surgeons are typically more expensive than the national average.

2. Some doctors will try to hide the costs involved in the work done in order to bill insurance companies. They may classify your surgery as repair of a deviated septum to improve breathing simply because the insurance companies will cover this type of medically necessary work. Make sure you know if your doctor is planning on billing your insurance for work performed and if you don’t wish to be involved in this let your cosmetic surgeon know.

While some would consider the cost of rhinoplasty to be high, others consider this type of procedure to be priceless. Irvine rhinoplasty doctors are highly skilled and trained and make a very good choice for your cosmetic surgery, but be sure to know the costs involved with rhinoplasty beforehand.

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