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Facelift With Deep Tissue Layer Lift

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 15829

A facelift operation in which the surgeon lifts and tightens the deeper layer of tissue that lies beneath the facial skin, rather than tightening skin alone. Repositioning that underlying layer supports the overlying skin and gives a more durable result.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Facelift With Deep Tissue Layer Lift cost?

$2,570

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,570 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,570 from a physician practice, and about $3,981 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,570$2,291 to $2,951
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,981$2,570 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $12,589Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $5,754
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,981professional $2,570

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,623.41
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$5,248.07
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,595.87
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$42,657.95
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22,908.68
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$23,442.29

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Alaska than in Minnesota. 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.

North Carolina· 46th of 51

$2,570

AK $10,715MN $1,905

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.