Georgia Cost GuideWhat can a plastic surgery quote cover?
Think of a quote as a stack of parts. Some practices roll them into one price. Others list a few and bill the rest later. This is not a list of what every Georgia practice includes. It is a list of what to ask about, so for each part, find out whether it is in the price you were given.
- The surgeon's fee: the charge for the operation itself.
- Anesthesia: often billed by the anesthesia provider, and sometimes a separate line.
- The facility: the operating room and its staff, at a surgery center, a hospital or the practice's own suite.
- Implants or other supplies: if your procedure uses them, ask whether they are in the price.
- Garments: some procedures come with a garment the practice wants you to have. Ask whether it is included or you buy it yourself.
- Prescriptions and tests: ask who pays for medications and for any tests before surgery.
- Follow-up visits: ask which visits are covered and for how long.
- Revisions: ask what the practice's policy is if you want a touch-up later, and whether a fee comes with it.
Why do two quotes for the same procedure look so different?
Often the two quotes are counting different things. One practice may quote a price that holds the surgeon, anesthesia and the facility. Another may quote only the surgeon's fee and add the rest on a second page. The lower number may not be the lower cost once you know what is inside it.
Other things move the price too. Experience and demand raise a surgeon's fee. The place where the surgery happens changes the facility charge. A longer operation means more billed time for anesthesia and the operating room. And a quote for two procedures done together may not match the two single prices added up.
The ranges we publish show how wide the spread can be. These are estimates, not quotes:
- Breast augmentation: $6,350 to $8,400+
- Tummy tuck: $9,700 to $12,400+
- Facelift: $12,400 to $15,000+
We cannot see what each practice counted in the figure it published, so use these to tell whether a quote is in the usual neighborhood, then ask what is inside it. You can read what moves the price of breast surgery, a tummy tuck or a facelift on our cost page.
What should you ask before you say yes?
A few plain questions clear up most of the gap between quotes:
- Is this the total I would pay, or are other charges coming?
- Which of the parts above are in it, and which are billed separately?
- Is there a consultation fee, and does it count toward surgery if I book?
- What is the deposit, and what happens to it if I change my mind?
- If I finance it, what are the fees and interest, and are they on top of this price?
Write down the answers, and ask for the quote itself in writing with each part listed. Our quote checklist puts these in one place.
Costs that can sit outside the quote
Even a detailed quote may not cover everything you will spend. Prescriptions filled at a pharmacy, travel to a practice that is far from home, and financing charges can all sit outside it. If you might want a touch-up or a second procedure later, ask how it would be priced before you book the first one.
What a price guide cannot tell you
We can tell you what Georgia practices publish for a procedure and what tends to move a price. We cannot tell you which procedure fits you, what it involves, or who should do it. Those are questions for a licensed plastic surgeon, and the consultation is the place to ask them.
Prices mentioned here come from our Georgia plastic surgery cost ranges, built from the prices and cost guides Georgia plastic surgery practices publish on their public websites, collected September and October 2026.