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Removal Of Excess Skin And Fat From The Leg

Kentucky 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?

$4,201

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,201 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $813 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 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$813$724 to $955
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$2,291 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $851 to $8,511Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $692 to $1,445
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,388professional $813

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
$616.60
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,174.90
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,365.16
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where Kentucky 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 feeKentucky $4,201 · 32nd 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.