Financial Policy for Cosmetic Surgery
Cosmetic Surgery procedures can enhance your self-image and quality of life. However, health insurance does not cover elective cosmetic surgery. That is why we offer financing options for you! We gladly accept your VISA, MasterCard, Discover, official check or cash. We can also help you arrange personal financing through companies that are specifically geared toward helping patients with the cost of cosmetic surgery. You can request additional information regarding financing by calling us or when you come in for your consultation, or you can click on one of the following links to get more information:
Minor In-office procedures: any amounts due (including the procedure fee and product fee if applicable) must be paid in full prior to or on the day of the procedure.
Cosmetic surgery: all fees for surgery must be paid in full 10 days prior to surgery.
After you and Dr. Howard have finalized your surgical plan, we will provide you with an estimate for your surgery. The estimate will include the procedure fee, implants, supplies or other devices, facility fee and anesthesia as applicable. Prior to your surgery, you will pay the surgical fee to our office. The facility and anesthesia fees will be collected from you at the hospital during your pre-operative registration visit. Additional charges for required lab work or additional operative time will be billed separately to the patient by the lab or hospital.
We recommend that the patient be covered by health insurance at the time of the cosmetic surgery in the rare instance that a post-operative complication develops. All charges related to additional procedures for revisions or complications are the full responsibility of the patient.
Payment for cosmetic procedures or cosmetic surgery only includes the original surgery. Any revisions or additional procedures that may become desirable or necessary are the financial responsibility of the patient. Office revision procedures are billed at $500 per hour and hospital revision procedures are billed at $1000 per hour (doctor's fee only; does not include hospital fees).
Our initial consultation fee is $75, which you will pay when you come in for your consultation. However, if you schedule a major surgical procedure, this payment may be applied toward the total cost of your surgery, similar to a deposit. (This discount does not apply to office procedures).
In order to serve our patients better, we strive to schedule adequate time for each visit. Typically we schedule 45 minutes to an hour for cosmetic consultations. Therefore, missed appointments are very costly to our practice. If you are unable to keep a scheduled appointment, we require 24-hour prior notice of cancellation. If you do not give 24 hours notice, you will be charged the $75 consultation fee and may not be allowed to reschedule. Emergencies will be handled on an individual basis.
Call River City Plastic Surgery in Jefferson City, Missouri at 573-635-9668 to schedule your personal consultation.
