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Liposuction, Suction-Assisted Fat Removal

Virginia 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 Virginia, 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 $5,623 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 8 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$302 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$3,388 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $372 to $10,965Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $200 to $5,248
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,623professional $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
$371.54
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$5,248.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$309.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$371.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$549.54
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$10,964.78
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$575.44

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $372 · 46th 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.