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Removal of Excess Skin and Fat From the Arm

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 15836

Cuts away loose, hanging skin and the fat beneath it from the upper arm and closes the wound so the arm contour lies flat. It is generally done after major weight loss or where the drooping fold rubs, breaks down, or becomes repeatedly infected. Only the arm is treated.

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$2,818

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,818 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,778 to $5,370.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $4,467Professionalmedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $759 to $6,166
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,467professional $2,692

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
$1,318.26
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,122.02
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,165.95

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Hawaii· 3rd of 51

$2,818

CA $4,074DE $692

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.