How To Get Health Insurance To Pay For Rhinoplasty? 
Rhinoplasty , or a `` nose job '' as most people know it , is standardly classified as a cosmetic procedure . Just because you want to look more like Paris Hilton or Brad Pitt is not a medical problem -LRB- it may be a sign you have some other problem but not a medical one -RRB- . Cosmetic surgical procedures are rarely covered by health insurance plans and whenthey areit is generally for a reconstructive purpose after a illness or injury . Patients who go to their doctor and present themselves with a serious breathing problem associated with their nasal cavities and who get a determination of medical necessity may get approval from their health insurance carrier for surgery to correct the breathing problem . And , as a side effect of this surgical procedure they may get what amounts to a nose job . People and some physicians do game the system with this approach and you should anticipate having to clear a pretty high bar for your health insurance carrier to approve this procedure . 