Breast Reduction in Westchester, Covered by Insurance

Frequently, yes. When large breasts cause documented physical symptoms — chronic neck, back, or shoulder pain, bra-strap grooving, or recurring rashes — most commercial insurance plans treat breast reduction as medically necessary rather than cosmetic. In fact, more than 95% of the breast reduction cases our office submits with appropriate medical documentation are approved by insurance, often within one to two weeks, or sometimes sooner. Coverage depends on your specific plan and documentation, and our office reviews your benefits and handles the paperwork for you.

Dr. Newman sees Westchester patients in southern Westchester, adjacent to St. John's Riverside Hospital, where he is Chief of Plastic Surgery. Consultations and follow-up visits happen at the office; the surgery itself is performed at the Andrus or Dobbs Ferry Pavilion of St. John's Riverside Hospital. Patients travel in from Scarsdale, White Plains, Bronxville, Dobbs Ferry, and Rye, as well as Greenwich, CT and Riverdale.

Yes. The NYSHIP Empire Plan is one of the most common plans we see from Westchester patients — including teachers, police officers, firefighters, and county and state employees — and it frequently covers medically necessary breast reduction. We also work with Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare, Oxford, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, GHI / Emblem Health, and Horizon. Call the office and we'll verify your specific benefits.

You don't have to figure it out alone. Call our office and we'll verify your benefits, explain what your plan requires, and start the documentation. That's exactly the work we take off your plate.

Insurers look at how symptoms affect your daily life more than cup size alone. The most commonly documented symptoms are chronic neck and upper-back pain, shoulder pain and grooving from bra straps, rashes or skin irritation under the breasts, and difficulty exercising or staying active. We document these thoroughly to support your claim.

Many of our patients are surprised by how little they owe once their insurance benefits are applied. Your exact responsibility depends on your individual plan, and we'll go over it clearly with you before anything is scheduled — no surprises.

Dr. Scott Newman performs your surgery personally. You're not handed off to a rotating group. Dr. Newman has performed more than 7,000 breast procedures and has served as Chief of Plastic Surgery at St. John's Riverside Hospital since 2000.

Your procedure is performed at the Andrus or Dobbs Ferry Pavilion of St. John's Riverside Hospital — a hospital setting, not a back-office operating room — with pre- and post-operative visits available at whichever of our offices is most convenient for you.

Most patients return to work within a week or less and resume strenuous activity at around three weeks. Dr. Newman and his team guide you through every step of recovery.

Call 914-423-9000 to schedule your consultation. Our office handles your insurance verification and documentation from there. It helps if you send a copy of the front and back of your insurance card to the office so we can verify your benefits ahead of time. The sooner you start, the sooner you can find relief.