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Liposuction of the Leg

California rates for HCPCS 15879

Removal of fat from the leg using suction. The surgeon makes small incisions, passes a thin tube beneath the skin, and draws out fat to reshape the contour of the limb. It reshapes an area rather than serving as a treatment for overall weight.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Liposuction of the Leg cost?

$1,096

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $3,467 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$302$245 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,467$1,738 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $912 to $10,471Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $170 to $759
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $302

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
$2,137.96
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$16,218.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$758.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$13,489.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,230.27
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$8,128.31
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,786.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,096.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,248.07
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,888.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$588.84
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,737.80
6 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
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where California sits

The same service costs 67.6 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.

California· 35th of 51

$1,096

OK $5,370MT $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.