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Removal Of Excess Skin And Fat From The Leg

Alaska rates for HCPCS 15833

Surgical removal of loose, overhanging skin and the fat beneath it from the leg below the knee, with the remaining skin trimmed and closed so that it lies flat. It is done when the excess skin causes rashes, repeated skin infections, or gets in the way of movement, washing and clothing, most often after major weight loss. It is not the same as liposuction, which removes fat but leaves the skin behind.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Excess Skin And Fat From The Leg cost?

$6,235

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,235 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,344 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,890 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,344$1,995 to $3,548
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,890$1,230 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $776 to $12,882Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $832 to $4,266
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,890professional $2,344

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,786.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,884.03
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$6,025.60
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,890.45
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$6,025.60
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,011.87

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 6.7 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 feeAlaska $6,235 · 14th of 49
IN $11,065WV $1,664

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.