For waist conscious people thinking about tummy tuck surgery, also called abdominoplasty, the tummy tuck cost is probably high on the priority list of things to consider. While one could hope that it’s a simple matter, the sad fact is that tummy tuck pricing varies widely from state to state and even city to city. It varies so widely in fact, that for some, it’s actually cheaper to go to another state for the surgery.
Nationwide, some of the cheapest states are Indiana, Utah and Idaho although if you’re savy enough, you should be able to find reasonable prices within a nearby city. I will give you one warning however and that is never choose your surgeon on price alone. Remember, you’re not just under the surgeon’s care during the surgery but also afterward and complication in post op can easily cost more that the difference in surgical fees.
Because the cost for a tummy tuck varies so widely, I googled for various tummy tuck/ plastic surgeons around the country and then I gave them a phone call and asked how much the charge for a tummy tuck. Through this experience, I learned a few things. One, the price varies a lot from city to city. All together, I figure the average price nationwide is about $6300 which is the total cost for the surgery. That covers the surgeon’s fee, use of the surgical facilities, and the anesthesia. Probably around 75% goes to the surgeon.
After talking the various offices for surgeons in ten different cities, these are the prices I was quoted. I’m listing them here alphabetically.
In Atlanta Georgia, the price for a tummy tuck was between $6500 and $8000. In Chicago, the price was between $5000 and $11,100. Next we have Detroit. Detroit was one of the most expensive cities to have a tummy tuck. I was quoted $14,000 by the first surgeon I call. However a city very close to Detroit, West Bloomfield, the price there are was $8500. In Houston, the prices range from $3500 up to $9150. Los Angeles, the place I thought would be the most expensive, the prices range from $6000-$9600. In a city close to Los Angeles called Oxnard I found one surgeon willing to do the surgery, for $4600. After that we have Miami, where the prices ranged from $6000 up to $10,200. Next is New York City, with a price range between $5000 and $13,000. Oregon, surgeons were willing to do the surgery for anywhere between $6000 and $14,500. In Philadelphia, prices range from between $5500 and $11,100. And last but not least, in Seattle, and that includes Bellevue, Renton, SeaTac, price is worry where between $5000 and $10,000.
Tummy tuck costs vary quite a bit from state to state and even city to city. For those on an even more tight budget, you might consider a panniculectomy which only removes stomach fat and extra skin versus the full tummy tuck which works on the muscle too.
Susan Emmick has been interested in plastic surgery since her first breast enlargements. Now, while considering having tummy tuck surgery, she has put together this useful tummy tuck pricing guide.
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