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Breast Reduction Surgery denials: what the review data shows
Independent reviewers have decided 55 published cases where an insurer denied Breast Reduction Surgery — and they overturned the insurer 47.3% of the time. A denial for Breast Reduction Surgery is a starting position, not a final answer.
Published decisions
55
2001–2026
Overturned
47.3%
26 denials reversed
By condition
Published outcomes when Breast Reduction Surgery was denied for these conditions.
| Condition | Decisions | Overturned |
|---|---|---|
| Macromastia | 17 | 52.9% |
How to use this in your appeal
These are outcomes from California’s external review program — an independent physician panel that binds the insurer. Every state has an equivalent process, and internal appeals succeed even more often. Cite the outcome record for Breast Reduction Surgerywhen you appeal: reviewers routinely find that denials like yours didn’t hold up.
SOURCE: CALIFORNIA DMHC INDEPENDENT MEDICAL REVIEW OUTCOMES (CHHS OPEN DATA) · DERIVED AGGREGATE STATISTICS ONLY · METHODOLOGY
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