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Liposuction Of The Trunk

Iowa rates for HCPCS 15877

Removes fat from the trunk — areas such as the abdomen, flanks, back or chest — through a thin tube passed under the skin via small incisions, with suction drawing the fat out. It reshapes the contour of the treated area and is not a treatment for obesity or a substitute for weight loss.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Liposuction Of The Trunk cost?

$2,951

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,951 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,259 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 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$1,259$661 to $3,890
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$2,138 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $9,333Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $513 to $8,913
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,890professional $1,259

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,890.45
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$10,232.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,000.00
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$8,912.51
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 74.1 times more in Oklahoma 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$2,951

OK $5,888MT $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.