Top Surgery Cost?

[EternalMonochrome]

About how much does top surgery cost? I've heard that it's about $6,000 and some say even more than that. My family has less than $1,000 and wouldn't be able to afford such costs.
I'm quite certain that the reason I'm so depressed an unhappy with my body is because of my breasts. They just don't belong on me. They're ugly and gross on me and I cannot stand them anymore. They just... Just need to go. I think that if I can get rid of my breasts that I could live with the rest of my body for a while longer. I'd finally feel as if I can confidently call myself a man.
I can't explain how much I crave for my girlfriend to be able to run her hands from my chest all the way down my body, without the interuption of my stupid breasts. It's almost all I want to be able to do with my body.
I would wear my binder, but it's often too uncomfortable to wear when not standing, and just doesn't feel natural to me. Plus I have breathing issues due to secondhand smoke that make it hard for me to breathe with my binder on. And when I have to walk around with breasts, I don't feel as if I could call myself a man yet.
Is there a way I coul have the surgery done for free? Or have the cost reduced somehow? Like is there some way I could go to a councelor and talk to them and have it confirmed that my breasts make me depressed so I can get the surgery or something? Or is there some other kind of surgery I could get done that's cheaper? Like having my breasts reduced instead of removed or something like that? I don't really know what top surgery actually entails.
I'm young, by the way, if that actually makes any differance. 'Cause I heard that in some places you can't get gender re-assignment surgeries until a certain age. I live in Florida, too.
Thanks in advance for help~

[LordKAT]

Most times Top surgery isn't covered by insurance and actually costs more by time you count recovery and other costs.

If you are large enough to have back pain, you may get it covered by insurance if you find a sympathetic doctor.

[aleon515]

Most times Top surgery isn't covered by insurance and actually costs more by time you count recovery and other costs.

If you are large enough to have back pain, you may get it covered by insurance if you find a sympathetic doctor.

I've heard of it covered by insurance like this. I think they say it is a reduction and just don't say how much. It isn't really common to get it covered like that. Perhpas a reduction would be possible regardless.

I think $5000-7000 would be the typical range, yes.


--Jay

[EternalMonochrome]

Most times Top surgery isn't covered by insurance and actually costs more by time you count recovery and other costs.

If you are large enough to have back pain, you may get it covered by insurance if you find a sympathetic doctor.

I think I'm like a B cup or maybe C I don't really know. I do have back problems, but I don't really think that's from my breasts.

[EternalMonochrome]

I've heard of it covered by insurance like this. I think they say it is a reduction and just don't say how much. It isn't really common to get it covered like that. Perhpas a reduction would be possible regardless.

I think $5000-7000 would be the typical range, yes.


--Jay

Geez, I guess it really is super expensive, huh?

[Alexthecat]

If you can get it covered under insurance. The surgeon has to take insurance though. The typical insurance cost for Medalie out of pocket is $1500 plus $500 if your insurance doesn't cover nipples and you want them.

You also have to look at if your family only has $1000 are they willing to spend it on you like that? Keep in mind it can take some people YEARS to get the whole trans thing.  Better off getting a job or hope for acceptance into the Jim Collins foundation.

[Kreuzfidel]

It depends on where you live in the world as to how much surgery costs. 

You have to figure in a number of things:

The surgeon's fee
The anaesthetists's fee
The hospital stay
Any deductible/excess for insurance
Travel (if you live interstate)
Medication
Food/accommodation afterwards (if you're travelling)
Hire car/transport (if travelling)

Obviously - if you need to travel to have surgery, the expenses can go WAY up.  Right now that's what I'm finding out.  My surgeon's fee is just over $4800 - I will get some of that refunded from Medicare and private insurance, but will still be out of pocket on that alone over $3,000.

Next, because I live interstate, I have to figure in travel expenses. 

$1000 airfare for two
$1000 - $4000 18 days accommodation for two
$900 hire car
$1500 anaesthetist's fee

I'm already at about $10,000 on this.  That's not including food, medication and any other incidentals.