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Removal of Excess Skin and Fat From the Hip

Mississippi rates for HCPCS 15834

Cuts away a hanging apron of loose skin and the fat beneath it from the hip area and closes the wound so the contour lies flat. It is generally done after major weight loss or where the overhanging fold rubs, breaks down, or becomes repeatedly infected. Only the hip region is treated.

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$1,202

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,202 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,202 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,202$832 to $1,318
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$912 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $724 to $4,467Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $741 to $1,698
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,259professional $1,202

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,318.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Mississippi sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Mississippi· 20th of 51

$1,202

AK $3,631TX $479

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.