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Liposuction, Suction-Assisted Fat Removal

South Dakota 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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 7 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 $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$525 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $372 to $4,365Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $363 to $912
$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $1,000professional $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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,479.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$707.95

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota $372 · 48th 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.