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Liposuction, Suction-Assisted Fat Removal

Colorado rates for HCPCS 15876

Removing fat from beneath the skin using suction. The surgeon makes one or more small openings, passes a thin hollow tube back and forth through the fat layer, and draws the fat out to reshape the contour of the treated area. It reshapes a specific area rather than reducing overall body weight.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Liposuction, Suction-Assisted Fat Removal cost?

$4,266

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,266 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $6,918 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 6 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$372$363 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,918$4,786 to $10,233

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $13,804Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,202
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $6,918professional $372

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
$1,862.09
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,584.89
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$524.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 112.2 times more in Wisconsin than in Minnesota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $4,266 · 4th of 51
WI $5,754MN $51.29

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.