Timing of Pediatric Breast Reduction and Insurance Coverage: Single-institution Retrospective Study.

Although long-term benefits of reduction mammaplasty have been proven, the appropriate age for adolescent reduction mammaplasty has been highly debated due to possible need for revision surgery. Practitioners often delay offering breast reduction to adolescents below age 18 based on presumed insurance denial. We reviewed trends in insurance denial at a single children's hospital to analyze whether age and/or insurance carriers have a significant impact on coverage of breast reduction.