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The estimated total cost for a cosmetic rhinoplasty is approximately $12,000 to $18,000 and the estimated total cost for a revision rhinoplasty is approximately $11,500 to $18,000. This cost includes surgeon’s fees, operating room fees, and anesthesia fees.
The cost of a plastic surgery procedure is a question we receive often — and it’s certainly an important topic for discussion. In searching for a plastic surgeon to perform rhinoplasty, it’s important to find an experienced surgeon who offers realistic prices and natural results.
Therefore, it’s important that facilities are transparent about the costs of the surgery.
The cost of your rhinoplasty surgery depends on a variety of factors including surgeon’s experience, history of rhinoplasty, and location of your surgery.
A typical rhinoplasty can be broken down into the following fees:
- Surgeon’s Fee: $9,200 to $12,500
- Operating Room Fee: $1,550 to $1,750
- Anesthesia Fees: $1,250 to $1,450
Surgeon’s Fee: $9,200 – $12,500
A surgeon’s fee accounts for doctor’s time and is based on their expertise in performing a rhinoplasty procedure.
This fee also supports employees and routine management of the practice. Our plastic surgeons specialize in their specific area of plastic surgery, and our facial plastic surgeons have decades of combined experience performing rhinoplasty.
We caution patients from choosing a cheaper plastic surgeon simply because they offer the “lowest price.” Whether it’s your nose, your face, or another part of the body it should not be priced as a commodity.
Rhinoplasty results
The major factor determining the cost of rhinoplasty is whether it is a patient’s first surgery, also known as a primary rhinoplasty, or if it is a revision rhinoplasty.
If an initial nasal surgery doesn’t yield the results a patient had hoped for, a second procedure may be necessary. The subsequent surgery can address cosmetic issues, functional problems, or both that arise after a primary rhinoplasty.
The surgeon’s fee for a revision rhinoplasty can vary significantly because it could be a patient’s third or fourth surgery, and the procedures typically get more difficult with each subsequent surgery.
Another factor that can add to the cost of surgery is if additional cartilage has to be taken from other areas of the body for the nose.
Occasionally in primary rhinoplasty and very commonly in revision rhinoplasty, cartilage will have to be taken from the patient’s ear(s) and/or rib.
Results of a rhinoplasty performed at the Plastic Surgery Center at Williams.
The Operating Room (OR) Fee: $1,550 to $1,750
A typical OR fee for a rhinoplasty typically ranges from $1,550 to $1,750.
The OR fee as part of the cost of a rhinoplasty covers the sterile equipment, medications, and instruments that are used before, during, and after your surgery.
This fee also helps to support the surgical center staff such as receptionists, nurses, and surgical assistants who make the day of surgery a successful and pleasant experience.
The New England Laser & Cosmetic Surgery Center at The Williams Center is an onsite ambulatory surgery center that has been operating for approximately 20 years.
The Cosmetic Surgery Center is a fully accredited facility meeting all safety and surgical standards.
One of the benefits of undergoing rhinoplasty at a cosmetic surgery center instead of a hospital is that the surgical staff specializes in specific plastic surgery procedures.
If rhinoplasty surgery was performed in a different facility than the plastic surgery practice you choose, that facility would control the fees. This tends to drive up the cost of rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty surgery.
Anesthesia Fees: $1,250 to $1,450
The typical fee for anesthesia is around $1,250 to $1,450.
For most rhinoplasty procedures, general anesthesia is recommended.
This allows patients to be asleep and pain-free during the procedure. If patients have a unique contraindication, local anesthesia and conscious anesthesia can be used instead.
Keeping patients safe and pain-free is the anesthesia team’s priority, as well as preventing nausea following surgery.
When Insurance Covers Rhinoplasty Procedures
If a nose job is considered a cosmetic procedure, insurance does not cover the cost of the rhinoplasty surgery. But, if a nose job is deemed medically necessary, insurance may cover the surgery costs. Some examples of a rhinoplasty being deemed medically necessary is if a patient has a deviated septum that makes it difficult to breathe or sleep, or their nose has been damaged in an accident.
Insurance can bring down the total cost for our patients because the anesthesia and the operating room fee may be partially covered by insurance for these portions of the procedure.
The best way to determine if you qualify for an insurance component is to schedule an in-person consultation for a physical exam.
What is rhinoplasty surgery?
Rhinoplasty surgery can correct a patient’s nose to achieve their desired shape and size of a nose. It can make the nose longer, shorter, smaller, thinner, etc. to improve the nose aesthetically. Rhinoplasty ensures that the nose harmonizes with other facial features for a natural result.
If the nasal tip needs correcting, cartilage can be added or removed.
Results of a rhinoplasty performed at the Plastic Surgery Center at Williams.
The Total Cost of a Rhinoplasty
The estimated total cost for a primary cosmetic rhinoplasty is approximately $12,000 to $18,000 and the estimated total cost for a revision rhinoplasty is approximately $11,500 to $18,000.
These fees may change depending on adjustments in the amount time that is required for the surgery and the complexity of the surgery.
Results of a rhinoplasty performed at the Plastic Surgery Center at Williams.
Rhinoplasty Surgery FAQs
Is rhinoplasty surgery painful?
Rhinoplasty surgery is performed under anesthesia, so the surgery itself should not be painful.
All patients are given pain medicine for the first few days, but most patients do not complain of significant discomfort and typically take Tylenol the first few days.
The occasional patient will take prescription pain medications the first evening after surgery. It is not unusual for us to be told by the patient at their first week postoperative visit that they had little or virtually no discomfort from his or her procedure.
What are the risks of rhinoplasty surgery?
Like with all surgical procedures, rhinoplasty surgery has risks and potential complications.
Patients who choose an experienced rhinoplasty surgeon will find that complications are quite rare, but possible risks — such as bleeding or infection — will be explained prior to nose surgery.
It is the surgeon’s responsibility to manage risks and to discuss them with the patient. Although it’s extremely unusual for a patient to have any significant bleeding after rhinoplasty, we inform all patients of this possibility.
If any issue with bleeding arises, it will typically happen within the first few hours and patients must return to the office to have that addressed.
Can I combine rhinoplasty with other facial surgeries?
Yes, many patients will have rhinoplasty performed with another facial procedure or a body procedure. For example, it’s fairly common for patients to have a rhinoplasty procedure in conjunction with a blepharoplasty or breast augmentation.
During plastic surgery consultation, patients can discuss all of their surgical goals to learn which procedures can be done during the same operation.
Results of a rhinoplasty performed at the Plastic Surgery Center at Williams.
Rhinoplasty Surgery Consultation
During a rhinoplasty consultation at the Plastic Surgery Center at Williams, board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Williams uses computerized imaging during the consultation so patients can visualize what can be achieved through plastic surgery.
This allows Dr. Williams to manipulate a photograph to explain and develop surgical goals, right before the patient’s eyes.
Just like no two patients have the same medical situation and goals, no two noses are the same.
Dr. Williams partners with each patient to create a customized nose plastic surgery plan that accentuates their natural characteristics and achieves their desired goals.
About the Author: Dr. Edwin Williams
Dr. Edwin Williams is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon who founded The Williams Center in 1993. He has performed over 10,000 facial plastic surgery procedures and has pioneered the deep plane facelift. He served on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery for over a decade, and served as President from 2015-2016. In 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, Dr. Williams earned the Castle Connelly Top Doctors award in New York Facial Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Edwin F. Williams III attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982. He began medical school at the State University of Buffalo School of Medicine and received his Doctor of Medicine in 1986.
Dr. Williams is actively involved in teaching facial plastic and reconstruction surgery to the residents of the Albany Medical Center and is former Chief of the Section of Facial and Plastic Reconstruction Surgery at Albany Medical Center where he received an academic appointment of Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery.