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Liposuction, Suction-Assisted Fat Removal

New York 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?

$3,981

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 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 9 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$372 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$3,631 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $11,482Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $182 to $1,230
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $5,370professional $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
$1,698.24
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$436.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$2,454.71
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$4,786.30
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$524.81
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,445.44
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50,118.72
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$53,703.18
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,754.23
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,317.64
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where New York 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.

New York $3,981 · 7th 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.