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Removal Of Fat Pad Under The Chin

Nebraska 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?

$1,514

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,445 from a physician practice, and about $2,089 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,445$1,175 to $1,585
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,089$1,288 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $832 to $7,586Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $759 to $1,995
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $1,445

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
$1,659.59
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$14,125.38
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,786.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,905.46
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,290.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 3rd of 51

$1,514

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.