Rhinoplasty is the operation where the price of the second operation matters most, because a meaningful share of patients have one. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons publishes an average cost of rhinoplasty of $7,637, and states that this average cost is only part of the total price and does not include anesthesia, operating room facilities or other related expenses. A quote that answers only the first question, what does it cost, has answered half of it.
Ask providers for a written price
The published figure and the lines around it
The $7,637 is an average surgeon fee. Beside it sit anesthesia fees, facility costs, medical tests, post-surgery garments and prescriptions, which ASPS names as the other components of the bill. Rhinoplasty is usually a general anesthetic in a full theatre, so the anesthesia and facility lines are not marginal. A practice quoting a single number for the operation is almost certainly including them, and comparing that number against the national average is comparing a whole against a part.
Why revision policy is a price term
Noses settle over a year or more and a proportion of patients seek a refinement. Practices differ enormously in what they charge for it: some carry a stated revision fee, some charge the facility and anesthesia only, some charge the operation again. The difference runs to thousands of dollars and it is decided at the point of booking rather than at the point of need. Ask for the policy in writing and treat it as part of the quoted price.
What moves the surgeon's own fee
ASPS names experience, the type of procedure used and geographic office location. In rhinoplasty the type of procedure covers a wide range, from a limited tip refinement to a full open structural operation with cartilage grafting, and those are hours apart in theatre. Which one applies is decided on examination, which is why nobody will give a meaningful figure over the phone.
Other questions people ask
How much is a nose job in the US?
The ASPS average cost of rhinoplasty is $7,637, a surgeon fee that excludes anesthesia, operating room facilities and other related expenses.
What will the total be?
No national total is published. Anesthesia, facility, tests, garments and prescriptions sit outside the average and are substantial on a general anesthetic operation.
What happens if I need a revision?
That depends entirely on the practice's written policy, which ranges from a stated revision fee to charging the operation again. Ask before booking.
Is any of it covered by insurance?
Not for a cosmetic rhinoplasty. Functional nasal surgery is a different question and one for your surgeon and insurer.