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Removal of Excess Skin and Fat From Forearm or Hand

New Hampshire 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?

$1,122

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,047 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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 5 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$1,047$741 to $1,660
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$2,399 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $8,710Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $661 to $2,089
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $1,047

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
$1,698.24
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,659.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,309.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,137.96
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

New Hampshire· 17th of 51

$1,122

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.