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Removal of Excess Skin and Fat From the Thigh

Louisiana 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 July 2026.

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

$3,618

Typical total for the visit. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,618 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,047 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,570 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$1,047$933 to $1,148
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,570$1,288 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $891 to $5,495Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $832 to $1,349
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,570professional $1,047

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
$758.58
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,309.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,122.02
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 6.4 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeLouisiana $3,618 · 35th of 49
IN $11,104WV $1,742

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.