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Fat Transfer From One Body Area to Another

New York rates for HCPCS 15771

Takes a patient's own fat out through a liposuction cannula, prepares it, and injects it back into another area to restore volume, smooth a dent or improve contour. Because the tissue comes from the same person, it is not rejected, though some of the transferred fat is reabsorbed and touch-up sessions are sometimes needed. How much is injected and which area is treated determine which version of the service applies, and larger volumes are billed in addition.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Fat Transfer From One Body Area to Another cost?

$5,084

Typical total for the visit. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,084 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,571 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$513$437 to $631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,571$1,862 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $933 to $10,965Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,259
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $513

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,148.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,302.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,047.13
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$8,912.51
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$2,187.76
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,862.09
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,348.96
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$776.25
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$10,715.19
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$23,442.29
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,479.11
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$707.95
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$707.95
13 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$630.96
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$169.82
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$81.28
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$562.34
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures + 59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$562.34
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$151.36
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$70.79
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$489.78
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$616.60
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$251.19
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$120.23
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$537.03

Where New York sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in Wisconsin than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

New York· 7th of 51

$5,084

$513 physician + $4,571 facility

WI $7,172WV $1,205

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.