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Removal Of Excess Sagging Skin And Fat

Alaska rates for HCPCS 15839

Cuts away an apron of loose, hanging skin along with the fat underneath it, then closes the remaining skin smoothly. This version covers body areas other than the usual ones such as the abdomen, thigh, arm or buttock, where large folds of skin can be left behind after major weight loss or ageing.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of Excess Sagging Skin And Fat cost?

$6,256

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,256 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,020 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,020$1,950 to $3,631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$2,692 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $10,715Professionalmedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $4,266
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,236professional $3,020

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$10,715.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$9,772.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,818.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,025.60
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,265.80
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,630.78
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,630.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$9,772.37
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Colorado 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$6,256

$3,020 physician + $3,236 facility

CO $6,417DE $1,610

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.