trapped3,
I don't understand - turbinates cause the deviated septum?
Also, what do you mean they are cutting bone and tissue to straighten the septum? Do you mean that they don't bother to tell you that with septoplasty it is standard practice to resect the turbinates (but they don't bother to tell you that)?

TE - from personal experience with my first surgery, my insurance company actually rejected the turbinate resection - separately from the septoplasty - until my doctor spent several months fighting for it as medically necessary. My doctor made the insurance out to be bad, but it was trying to protect me/save itself money!