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Removal of Excess Skin and Fat From Forearm or Hand

Iowa rates for HCPCS 15837

Surgery that cuts away a fold of loose, hanging skin together with the fat beneath it from the forearm or hand, then closes the area to leave a smoother contour. It is most often needed after large weight loss, when skin does not shrink back and the overhang causes rubbing, rashes, or difficulty using the limb.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of Excess Skin and Fat From Forearm or Hand cost?

$1,380

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,318 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,318$891 to $2,089
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$1,950 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $7,586Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $692 to $4,467
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,388professional $1,318

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
$1,071.52
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,511.89
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$6,918.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$5,248.07
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,041.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $1,380 · 11th of 51
CA $3,631KY $708

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.