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Liposuction of the Leg

Illinois 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?

$1,202

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,202 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $661 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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 5 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 $1,023
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$1,259 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $676 to $9,333Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,778
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,344professional $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
$660.69
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,778.28
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,096.48
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$5,754.40
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 22.4 times more in Wisconsin than in Minnesota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Illinois $1,202 · 27th of 51
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.