Can You Claim Rhinoplasty On Medicare? 
If the purpose of the rhinoplasty is cosmetic , Medicare will not pay for this surgery . Medicare may pay for rhinoplasty for one or more of the following conditions : to improve breathing , to repair defects in the nose caused by trauma , to treat congenital anatomical abnormalities when function of the nose is affected , to repair nasal tissue after removal of a tumor when function is affected , to treat sleep apnea or other conditions that interfere with breathing when other treatments do not work , or to reconstruct the nose in case of severe deformity . 