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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 October 2026.

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

$708

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $708 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$708$525 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$617 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $575 to $2,630Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $363 to $912
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,995professional $708

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
$371.54
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,398.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,630.27
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 64.6 times more in Wisconsin than in Montana. 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.

South Dakota· 36th of 51

$708

WI $5,129MT $79.43

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.