Hi Lpal,
Jane is right and the costs do really vary depending on procedures and surgeons. Some surgeons will lower the out of pocket expenses for breast cancer patients. It is really a case by case thing. I had a bilateral TRAM flap and was very lucky in that my surgeon waved a lot of my out of pocket expenses, I did however have to pay the hospital excess and also the anaesthetists excess of $2500, and a surgeon's assistant fee of $750. I also had two revisions which were around $2500 all up for both.
Please feel free to join the breast reconstruction online group.
Paula x