Dr. Cat Begovic's surgeon's fee for a primary rhinoplasty in Beverly Hills is $40,000 to $45,500. The operating room and the board-certified physician anesthesiologist are quoted at your consultation, once Dr. Cat has examined you and set the operating time your surgery needs: operating time varies with your anatomy and with the areas treated together, so it is set by her, not by a price list. Surgeon's fees are typical ranges: a more complex case can cost more, and your fee is set at your consultation and is final only in your written quote. Revision rhinoplasty is performed by our board-certified facial plastic surgeon; his surgeon's fee is $40,000 to $50,500, with the operating room and anesthesia quoted at the consultation. A non-surgical rhinoplasty with filler is a set $4,500 including two visits with him. The $500 consultation fee ($1,500 for a revision) is credited toward your surgery.
For context, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons puts the national average surgeon's fee for rhinoplasty at $7,637, a figure that leaves out anesthesia, the operating room and follow-up. This guide covers both halves of the decision: what a nose job costs and why, from the technique to the surgeon to the country, and what the recovery looks like week by week, because the price you pay buys the second half as much as the first.
Rhinoplasty Cost With Dr. Cat at a Glance
| Procedure | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Primary rhinoplasty with Dr. Cat (open or closed) | surgeon's fee $40,000 to $45,500; operating room and anesthesia quoted at the consultation |
| Revision rhinoplasty with our board-certified facial plastic surgeon | surgeon's fee $40,000 to $50,500; operating room and anesthesia quoted at the consultation |
| Complex revision rhinoplasty with our facial plastic surgeon | surgeon's fee $40,000 to $50,500; operating room and anesthesia quoted at the consultation |
| Non-surgical rhinoplasty with filler (our facial plastic surgeon) | $4,500 set price, including two visits |
| Septoplasty or chin implant added | set in your quote at the consultation |
| Consultation | $500, or $1,500 for a revision, credited toward surgery |
Ranges reflect most patients. The complexity of your nose, the technique, any grafts and any functional work set the exact price, which you receive as one itemized written quote at the consultation, with no second invoice after surgery.
How Much Is a Nose Job With Dr. Cat? The Range Explained
Dr. Cat Begovic, MD, FACS, trained in both head and neck surgery and plastic surgery and is board-certified in plastic surgery, which is the combination rhinoplasty rewards: the operation has to make a nose that looks right and a nose that breathes. Her rhinoplasty in Beverly Hills takes three to 4.5 hours under general anesthesia, with a board-certified anesthesiologist for the whole case, in an accredited private surgical center on Rodeo Drive, and she performs every step herself. She uses the closed approach, with every incision inside the nostrils, for smaller refinements, and the open approach, with a short incision across the columella, when the tip needs reshaping or the framework needs grafts; our post on open versus closed rhinoplasty explains how she chooses.
Primary rhinoplasty: surgeon's fee $40,000 to $45,500. The range covers the work most patients ask for: a dorsal hump taken down, a bulbous tip refined, a crooked nose straightened, nostrils narrowed, or a bridge built up with your own cartilage. Where your price lands depends on how much of the framework has to change, whether cartilage grafts are needed, and whether septal work is done for breathing at the same time. Our guide to nose shape explains each concern, and our post on nasal tip surgery covers tip work alone.
Ethnic rhinoplasty. Reshaping a nose while keeping the features that make it yours often means adding structure rather than removing it, with grafts to build a low bridge or support a soft tip, so it sits at the upper part of the range. Read about ethnic rhinoplasty for how Dr. Cat approaches it.
Revision rhinoplasty. Correcting another surgeon's result means operating through scar tissue, often with cartilage from the ear or rib to replace what was removed, and at our practice it is performed by our board-certified facial plastic surgeon; his surgeon's fee is $40,000 to $50,500, with the operating room and anesthesia quoted at the consultation. The revision consultation is $1,500, credited toward surgery.
Rhinoplasty Cost: A Breakdown of What's Involved
Patients often ask why the range for a nose job is so wide. The answer is complexity: a tip refinement sits at the lower end, while structural work with cartilage grafts, septal correction or a revision climbs toward the top, and rhinoplasty in Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco runs 20 to 30 percent above national averages. These are the questions that set your number.
Your aesthetic goals. Narrowing the tip alone (a tip-plasty) costs less than removing a hump, changing the projection, narrowing the bridge and refining the tip together, because every change is planning and operating time.
The complexity of your nasal anatomy. Thick skin hides fine changes and swells longer; thin skin shows every edge; a previous fracture leaves scar tissue and damaged bone; a deviated septum has to be straightened before the outside can be.
Open or closed, and grafts. An open rhinoplasty takes longer and is priced a little higher than a closed one. Septal cartilage, harvested inside the nose, adds little; ear or rib cartilage adds a second surgical site and time.
Primary or revision. If you have never had a nose job, this is a primary rhinoplasty. If you have had one or several, a revision rhinoplasty is usually on the higher end, because tissue damage from previous surgery means more time in the operating room and advanced techniques to rebuild the structure.
The surgeon, the anesthesia and the facility. Not every board-certified surgeon has deep rhinoplasty training; the nose demands mastery of cartilage architecture, the skin envelope, grafting and airflow, and surgeons with that record charge for it. Ask whether a board-certified physician anesthesiologist is in the room for the whole case and whether the facility is accredited; both raise the price, and both are where a cheap nose job saves money.
Why the Average Rhinoplasty Cost Is Not Your Number
Search for the average cost of a nose job and you will find the American Society of Plastic Surgeons figure of $7,637. Read the fine print: that is the surgeon's fee only, without anesthesia, the operating room or follow-up, averaged across every surgeon in every market. Published all-in ranges of $10,000 to $20,000 describe a typical rhinoplasty in a typical market, and the $20,000 to $45,000 that board-certified specialists in major metro markets charge describes a different operation: more time, a surgeon who does noses every week, and a facility built for it. A rhinoplasty by a specialist in Beverly Hills who performs every step herself costs several times the figures online, and the sections that follow explain what the difference buys.
What a Rhinoplasty Quote Is Made Of
Every rhinoplasty quote, from any surgeon, is built from the same line items. Here is how each works at Dr. Cat Plastic Surgery.
1. Consultation fee
A consultation with Dr. Cat is with Dr. Cat: she examines the nose inside and out, reviews your photographs with you and draws the plan. It is $500, or $1,500 for a revision, credited in full toward surgery; out-of-town patients can start virtually.
2. Surgeon's fee
The largest line and the one that varies most: the price of the surgeon's training, skill and time, set by the technique, the grafts, any functional work and how much of the case the surgeon performs personally. With Dr. Cat, all of it.
3. Anesthesia
Some practices lower this line with a nurse anesthetist or with sedation. Dr. Cat's patients have a board-certified physician anesthesiologist for the whole case, included in the quote; our post on anesthesia types in plastic surgery explains the options.
4. Operating room and facility
Facility fees pay for the operating room, the nursing staff, the recovery room and the supplies; the item to ask about is accreditation. Dr. Cat's accredited private surgical center on Rodeo Drive is included in the quote.
5. Splint, dressings and supplies
The external splint, the internal dressing or splints if the septum was worked on, and the tape are included. At home you will want saline spray, a cold compress for the eyes and extra pillows to sleep propped up.
6. Medications and labs
Pre-operative labs and any medical clearance are billed by the lab or your doctor and are often covered by insurance even for cosmetic surgery; after surgery you will have an antibiotic and pain medication prescribed, and most patients need the pain medication for only a few days.
7. Follow-up visits
The splint comes off at about one week, and Dr. Cat sees you through the months as the swelling settles and the tip refines. Some practices bill each visit; Dr. Cat's follow-up visits are included in the quote.
Rhinoplasty Cost Near Me: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles and California
Los Angeles prices span the whole national range, from advertised specials around $12,000 to specialist practices like ours, so "near me" tells you where a surgeon is, not what you are buying. Published price lists put a primary rhinoplasty in Beverly Hills at about $15,000 to $35,000 all in and a revision at $20,000 to $45,000 or more, two to four times the national average, because the surgeons who do the most difficult noses are concentrated here. Dr. Cat's practice is on Rodeo Drive, and many of her rhinoplasty patients travel to Beverly Hills for surgery; our out-of-town patient page explains how the virtual consultation, the surgery week and the splint-removal visit are arranged before you fly home.
Rhinoplasty Cost in Turkey, Korea and Abroad
Istanbul and Seoul are the two destinations our rhinoplasty inquiries mention most. Turkish clinics advertise a nose job at a fraction of the American price, packaged with the hotel and transfers; Korean clinics market rhinoplasty as a two-week trip and often build the bridge with a silicone or Gore-Tex implant rather than the patient's own cartilage, which is faster and cheaper and carries a lifetime risk of infection, shifting and extrusion that a cartilage graft does not. In both countries the price is possible because the surgeon's time, the anesthesia and the facility cost less, and because there is no follow-up: you fly home with the splint barely off, and the surgeon who operated on you never sees the tip that drops or the airway that closes as the swelling goes down.
A revision of an overseas nose is harder than a revision of a domestic one, because the surgeon rarely knows what was removed. A complication is treated at home at emergency-room prices, and a correction is a revision rhinoplasty, which costs more than the original surgery would have done well; our facial plastic surgeon's fee for a complex revision is $40,000 to $50,500 before the operating room and anesthesia. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the CDC both warn about the risks of cosmetic surgery tourism; our post on plastic surgery tourism, the cost and the danger covers what to check before you book anywhere.
Does Insurance Cover Rhinoplasty?
Purely cosmetic rhinoplasty is not covered, but functional work sometimes is. If you have a deviated septum, chronic nasal obstruction or damage from an injury, the functional portion may qualify as a septoplasty or septorhinoplasty after a documented examination and pre-authorization from your carrier; the American Society of Plastic Surgeons describes that portion as reconstructive. For septorhinoplasty cost with insurance, patients still pay out of pocket for the cosmetic reshaping and the anesthesia and facility time tied to it; published estimates put that portion at $8,000 to $15,000 in a typical market. Our office does not bill insurance: all surgery is self-pay, and we give you an itemized statement that separates the functional from the cosmetic work, with the codes, so you can submit a claim for reimbursement yourself.
Non-Surgical Rhinoplasty: A Lower-Cost Alternative
Not every patient needs or wants surgery. Non-surgical rhinoplasty places hyaluronic acid filler along the bridge or tip in a 15 to 30 minute visit to smooth a dorsal hump, lift a drooping tip, straighten a slightly crooked bridge or build a low one, with no anesthesia and no downtime; results show immediately and last 12 to 18 months. At our practice it is performed by our facial plastic surgeon at a set price of $4,500, including two visits, against the $1,000 to $2,500 per session that published price lists quote for a single filler appointment. Filler adds; it cannot make a nose smaller, narrow a wide bridge or fix breathing, and over a decade of maintenance the cost can equal surgery. Our post on non-surgical rhinoplasty explains what it can and cannot correct, and why Dr. Cat advises against nose thread lifts, which we do not offer.
Financing Your Rhinoplasty
Because rhinoplasty is elective, surgery is paid for before the surgery date, and many of our patients finance part or all of it. Cherry is our primary financing partner, with 0% APR options for qualified applicants and a soft credit check that does not affect your credit score; we also work with CareCredit and Alphaeon Credit. See Plastic Surgery Financing Options to apply, and read how to finance plastic surgery for a comparison. Revision work to correct a poorly done primary often costs two to three times the original fee, so budgeting for the right surgeon the first time is almost always the more economical path. Ask every practice for a full written quote covering the surgeon's fee, anesthesia, the facility and follow-up before you sign.
The Costs That Are Not on the Quote
A complete budget includes what happens after surgery. Plan one to two weeks off: most patients are back at a desk job at about two weeks, once the splint is off and the bruising, if any, has faded enough for concealer. Someone should drive you home and stay the first night. Out-of-town patients stay in Los Angeles until the splint-removal visit at about a week and Dr. Cat has cleared them to fly (see plan your stay). Supplies are inexpensive: saline spray, a cold compress, extra pillows, and tape or contacts if you wear glasses. And give yourself a year before you judge the result, because the tip is still refining.
How the Surgeon's Skill and Technique Can Affect Healing
Choosing the right plastic surgeon makes a difference to your recovery and to your rhinoplasty swelling time, not only to the shape. A light touch and a gentle technique cause far less swelling, bruising and damage to the surrounding tissue than a heavy-handed one, and less trauma means the swelling clears sooner and the tip refines earlier. Dr. Cat is known for her results and for the meticulous care she takes during each surgery, and many of her patients report minimal discomfort and much less swelling time than they expected.
What to Expect: Rhinoplasty Recovery Week-By-Week
Rhinoplasty is an outpatient procedure. After the surgery you wake from the general anesthesia in the recovery room, and after a few hours you go home with someone to drive you. The first four weeks decide much of the final outcome, so follow your post-care instructions closely. No two people heal at the same pace; this is a general rhinoplasty recovery timeline, and your own may differ.
Day One of Surgery
You may still feel sleepy when you get home; rest, and take pain medication if you need it. Pain is usually mild, but you will feel very congested, because the inside of the nose is swollen; that is normal, so do not blow your nose or try to remove any dressing. The external splint protects the reshaped bones and should stay dry. Sleep on your back with your head raised, and use a cold compress on the eyes, not the nose, to limit bruising.
One Week Post-Op Rhinoplasty
Swelling and any bruising peak at about 48 hours and improve over the next few days; with Dr. Cat's gentle technique most patients bruise little, and a little concealer covers what remains if you go out. Avoid heavy lifting, cardio, bending over, steam and sauna, and keep sleeping on your back. At about day seven you see Dr. Cat: the splint and any dressing come out, and you see your new nose for the first time, still swollen but with the new shape visible. Rhinoplasty healing stage pictures are taken at this visit and the ones that follow. Most patients return to a desk job and to public life at about two weeks, and glasses should not rest on the bridge for about six weeks; tape them to your forehead or wear contacts.
Weeks 2 to 4 Post-Op: Continued Healing
You are still swollen, but most people will not notice. The nose may be tender to the touch, the tip feels numb and stiff, and congestion lingers, especially at night; do not use over-the-counter decongestant sprays, which interfere with healing. Light exercise such as walking, stretching or an easy stationary bike is fine from about two weeks; running and lifting wait until about six weeks, when the bones have set, and anything that could hit the nose waits longer. Makeup and normal face washing are fine, gently. Sun protection matters from now on, because the healing skin over the bridge burns and discolors easily.
When You'll See the Final Results
With each week the shape refines. About 80 percent of the swelling is gone by three months, but the tip, where the skin is thickest, is the last to define, and it keeps shrinking for six to twelve months; thick skin takes the longest. The nose looks more swollen in the mornings and in heat for much of the first year, so be patient. The final result is judged at a year, which is also when Dr. Cat takes the photographs that go in her rhinoplasty before and after gallery.
The Real Cost of a Cheap Rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty is one of the operations plastic surgeons most often revise, and a cheap nose job is the most expensive kind. The savings are borrowed against a bridge scooped too low, a tip pinched or drooping, nostrils that no longer match, a hump that comes back, or an airway that closes because the cartilage that held it open was removed. Some of these can be rebuilt with cartilage grafts; some cannot be fully corrected by anyone, because tissue that was taken out is gone.
A revision always costs more than the original surgery would have, because scar tissue, missing cartilage and a distorted framework make it a longer and less predictable operation, usually with ear or rib cartilage to rebuild the structure. At our practice revision rhinoplasty is performed by our board-certified facial plastic surgeon; his fee for a complex revision is $40,000 to $50,500, with the operating room and anesthesia quoted at the consultation, and the revision consultation is $1,500, credited toward surgery. The least expensive nose job is the one done correctly the first time.
Is Rhinoplasty Worth It?
For the patient who has disliked her nose in every photograph for years, or who cannot breathe through it, a rhinoplasty done well changes both, and it lasts. Whether it is worth a specialist is best answered by looking: Dr. Cat's rhinoplasty before and after photos show refined bridges and tips on faces that still look like themselves, and her reviews describe what the result changed. Our post on the benefits of rhinoplasty covers the functional gains as well as the cosmetic ones.
Frequently Asked Questions About Rhinoplasty Cost
How much does a nose job cost with Dr. Cat in Beverly Hills?
Dr. Cat Begovic's surgeon's fee for a primary rhinoplasty is $40,000 to $45,500; the operating room and the board-certified anesthesiologist are quoted at the consultation, and the itemized written quote includes the splint and your follow-up visits. Revision rhinoplasty at our practice is performed by our board-certified facial plastic surgeon; his surgeon's fee for a complex revision is $40,000 to $50,500, with the operating room and anesthesia quoted at the consultation. The $500 consultation fee ($1,500 for a revision) is credited toward surgery.
What is the average rhinoplasty cost in the US?
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons reports an average surgeon's fee of $7,637 for rhinoplasty, excluding anesthesia, the facility and follow-up. Published all-in ranges run about $10,000 to $20,000 nationally, and board-certified specialists in major metro markets often charge $20,000 to $45,000; revision rhinoplasty typically costs 30 to 50 percent more than a primary surgery.
How much does a nose job cost with insurance?
If your rhinoplasty includes functional repair such as a deviated septum, insurance may cover that portion as a septoplasty after pre-authorization; the cosmetic reshaping is never covered. Published estimates put the out-of-pocket cosmetic portion at $8,000 to $15,000 in a typical market. Our office does not bill insurance; we give you the paperwork and the codes to submit a claim yourself.
Is non-surgical rhinoplasty worth the cost?
For a dorsal hump to smooth, a drooping tip to lift or a small asymmetry, yes: filler placed in a 15 to 30 minute visit lasts 12 to 18 months with no downtime. At our practice non-surgical rhinoplasty is performed by our facial plastic surgeon at a set price of $4,500, including two visits. Filler cannot make a nose smaller or fix breathing, and over a decade repeated sessions can cost as much as surgery.
How much does revision rhinoplasty cost?
More than a primary rhinoplasty, because scar tissue, missing cartilage and a distorted framework make it a longer operation that often needs ear or rib cartilage grafts. At our practice revision rhinoplasty is performed by our board-certified facial plastic surgeon; his fee for a complex revision rhinoplasty is $40,000 to $50,500, and the operating room and anesthesia are quoted at the consultation. The revision consultation is $1,500, credited toward surgery.
How much does rhinoplasty cost in Beverly Hills?
Published price lists put a primary rhinoplasty in Beverly Hills at about $15,000 to $35,000 all in and a revision at $20,000 to $45,000 or more, two to four times the national average, because the surgeons who specialize in the nose are concentrated here. Dr. Cat's surgeon's fee for a primary rhinoplasty on Rodeo Drive is $40,000 to $45,500; the operating room and anesthesia are quoted at the consultation.
How much does a nose job cost in Turkey or Korea?
Istanbul and Seoul clinics advertise rhinoplasty at a fraction of the American price, often as a package with the hotel. The savings come from cheaper surgeon time, anesthesia and facility standards and from no follow-up once you fly home, and in Korea the bridge is often built with a silicone implant rather than your own cartilage. The ASPS and the CDC warn about the complications of surgery tourism, and revision of an overseas nose costs more than the original surgery done well.
How long is rhinoplasty recovery?
The splint comes off at about one week, most patients are back at a desk job and in public at about two weeks, light exercise resumes at two to four weeks and strenuous exercise at about six weeks. Most of the swelling is gone by three months, but the tip keeps refining for six to twelve months, and the final result is judged at a year.
When can I exercise after rhinoplasty?
Walking from the first days; light exercise such as stretching or an easy bike from about two weeks, once the splint is off; running and lifting at about six weeks, when the bones are set; contact sports and anything that could hit the nose later still, and only when Dr. Cat clears you. Raising your heart rate too early increases swelling and the risk of bleeding.
When can I wear glasses after rhinoplasty?
Not resting on the bridge for about six weeks, until the nasal bones have set; a frame can leave a dent in the healing bridge. While the splint is on, glasses can sit on it. After that, tape the frames to your forehead, use the lightest frames you own, or wear contacts. Dr. Cat tells you when the bridge is stable.
How long does swelling last after rhinoplasty?
Swelling peaks at about 48 hours, most of the visible swelling is gone by three to four weeks, and about 80 percent has resolved by three months. The tip is the last part to refine, because its skin is thickest, and it continues to shrink for six to twelve months; thicker skin takes longer. The nose looks more swollen in the mornings and in heat for much of the first year.
Does an open or closed rhinoplasty cost more?
An open rhinoplasty, which adds a small incision across the columella for a full view of the framework, usually takes longer and is priced a little higher than a closed rhinoplasty with all incisions inside the nostrils. The choice should follow your anatomy, not the price: Dr. Cat uses the closed approach for smaller refinements and the open approach for tip work, grafts and revisions.
Is the consultation fee credited toward surgery?
Yes. The $500 consultation fee, or $1,500 for a revision consultation, is credited in full toward your rhinoplasty. The discovery call that comes before it is free.
Can I finance a rhinoplasty?
Yes. Cherry is our primary financing partner, with 0% APR options for qualified applicants and a soft credit check that does not affect your score, and we also work with CareCredit and Alphaeon Credit. See Plastic Surgery Financing Options.
Get Your Itemized Rhinoplasty Quote
The only rhinoplasty price that matters is the one written for your nose. Start with a free discovery call: share a few details and photographs, our patient concierge will call you for a short conversation, and Dr. Cat will examine you at your consultation and give you a complete written quote. You can also call (310) 858-8808. Before you visit, see her rhinoplasty before and after photos and the rhinoplasty procedure, read everything you need to know about rhinoplasty, compare with our facelift cost guide, or browse all of our plastic surgery cost guides.
Medically reviewed by Dr. Cat Begovic, MD, FACS, board-certified plastic surgeon. Pricing updated September 2026; ranges reflect most patients and every quote is individual.
