What is the average cost of tubal ligation reversal

The majority of health insurance plans consider both in vitro fertilization and tubal ligation reversal elective treatments…which means treatments that are not medically required. When having tubal ligation reversal you will need to plan on paying out of pocket for your surgery. A Personal Choice works with two major health care financing companies that can help you cover the cost of tubal ligation reversal surgery. Most patients will pay in full when having surgery. Others will either finance surgery or start a reversal prepayment savings plan.

Essure removal. For women who have Essure sterilization and then develop abnormal symptoms we offer removal of the Essure micro-insert devices. The majority of our patients who have Essure removal will experience improvement in their symptoms.

It is more common for health insurance to pay for Essure removal. As of December , Essure was withdrawn from the US health care market because of increasing litigation because of Essure side effects and Essure associated complications. Our office performs Essure removal safely in an out-patient operating room. We perform 2 to 4 of these procedures every week and have done so since We have extensive experience is safely removing the devices with a low risk of fracture.

We are unable to accept health insurance for Essure removal or Essure reversal. You may be able to get partial reimbursement for your Essure removal procedure after your surgery has been completed but you will need to pay in full before your surgery and apply for reimbursement from your health insurance company after your surgery has been completed. Essure reversal For women who have Essure sterilization and who wish to become naturally pregnant we offer Essure reversal surgery.

We were the first physicians to report successful pregnancy after outpatient reversal of Essure sterilization. We have extensive experience with Essure reversal surgery. We can perform the surgery under general anesthesia in an out-patient surgical setting.

The surgery averages 80 minutes in duration. Screening laparoscopy Our center is unique in many ways. On major difference is we offer our patients an optional screening laparoscopy procedure. If patients do not have their tubal ligation records or desire more certainty about the reversibility of their tubal ligation then they can choose to have a screening laparoscopy procedure.

During a screening laparoscopy, a small camera is inserted into the umbilicus belly button and the fallopian tubes are closely examined. The laparoscopy is optional. It can be best thought of as a surgery insurance policy.

If patients choose a screening laparoscopy and their tubes are not repairable then they are offered a significant refund of their surgical fee. More Information On Cost of Reversal Surgery To provide my patients with more detailed information about tubal ligation reversal surgery, I maintain a separate website dedicated to providing detailed information about tubal reversal surgery.

Some insurance companies may cover part of the cost of tubal ligation reversal surgery. However, we do not accept payments from insurance carriers for tubal reversal surgery.

If your insurance carrier will cover part or all of the cost of your surgery, please be sure they send the reimbursement check to you directly. Our finance coordinator will be happy to assist you with filling out any paperwork required for a claim to your insurance company. Any pre-certification or pre-authorization that may be required by insurance policies are the responsibility of the patient.

Since our standard and discount fees are all-inclusive, we do not provide a cost breakdown to insurance companies. You can read comments from patients that have become pregnant following a tubal reversal procedure. Lisa Williams Rogers, M.

While in medical school, she received the surgery award for her class. Her residency in obstetrics and gynecology was completed at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in