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Removal of Excess Skin and Fat From the Thigh

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 15832

Surgery that cuts away a fold of loose, hanging skin together with the fat beneath it from the thigh, then closes the area to leave a smoother contour. It is most often done after large weight loss, when skin does not shrink back on its own and the overhang causes rubbing, rashes, and difficulty with clothing and movement.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of Excess Skin and Fat From the Thigh cost?

$2,620

Typical total for the visit. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,620 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,175 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,445 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,175$1,072 to $1,175
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,445$1,259 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $4,467Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $155 to $4,786
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,445professional $1,175

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$6,456.54

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Wisconsin than in Maryland. 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

Hawaii· 38th of 51

$2,620

$1,175 physician + $1,445 facility

WI $7,760MD $2,222

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.