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Removal Of Fat Pad Under The Chin

Georgia rates for HCPCS 15838

Surgery that removes the pad of excess fat and skin sitting beneath the chin, above the neck. Taking it out sharpens the line between the chin and the neck. It is done through a small incision under the chin and is often combined with other facial procedures.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of Fat Pad Under The Chin cost?

$794

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $794 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 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$794$617 to $977
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$676 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $550 to $5,370Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,413
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,175professional $794

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
$602.56
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,162.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$5,754.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,318.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$954.99
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
$275.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$489.78

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 7.2 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.

Georgia· 24th of 51

$794

AK $2,630TX $363

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.