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Removal Of Excess Skin And Fat From The Leg

Pennsylvania 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?

$5,618

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,618 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $832 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,786 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$832$759 to $1,096
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,786$2,818 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $8,318Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $759 to $1,660
$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,786professional $832

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
$1,023.29
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,584.89
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,479.11
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$3,715.35
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$870.96
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,897.79
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Pennsylvania 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 feePennsylvania $5,618 · 18th 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.