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Liposuction of the Leg

Iowa 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 July 2026.

How much does Liposuction of the Leg cost?

$1,622

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $661 from a physician practice, and about $5,012 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 7 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$661$661 to $955
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,012$3,548 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $933 to $9,772Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,622
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,012professional $661

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
$933.25
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,621.81
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$5,888.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,964.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,202.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$8,128.31

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 22.4 times more in Wisconsin 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.

Iowa· 15th of 51

$1,622

WI $5,888MN $263

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.