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Liposuction, Suction-Assisted Fat Removal

New York rates for HCPCS 15878

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?

$2,630

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $501 from a physician practice, and about $4,786 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$501$372 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,786$3,090 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $10,000Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $372 to $1,479
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,786professional $501

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
$1,621.81
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,380.38
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
$234.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$3,019.95
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
$263.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$446.68
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
$2,137.96
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,122.02
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where New York sits

The same service costs 117.5 times more in California than in Minnesota. 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.

New York· 6th of 51

$2,630

CA $5,248MN $44.67

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.