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Neck Skin Tightening Surgery

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 15819

Surgery to remove and tighten loose, sagging skin of the neck. Incisions are usually placed behind and under the ears, excess skin is trimmed away and what remains is redraped so the neckline looks smoother and firmer.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Neck Skin Tightening Surgery cost?

$2,630

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,344 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 from a hospital or other facility.

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 29 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,344$912 to $5,012
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$1,318 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $724 to $7,943Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $776 to $5,888
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,818professional $2,344

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
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,511.38
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$5,011.87
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$12,882.50
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$15,848.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,122.02
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,019.95
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,290.87
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,235.94
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,090.30
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,288.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,168.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,238.72
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,495.41
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,288.25
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,122.02
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,137.96
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$776.25
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,513.56
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
11 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
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GL · Free upgrade
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$776.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$537.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$575.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$158.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$158.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$158.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$794.33

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 61.7 times more in Illinois than in Hawaii. 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.

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IL $8,511HI $138

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.