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Liposuction of the Leg

Indiana 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?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$200$200 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$2,239 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $955 to $14,125Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $170 to $661
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,365professional $200

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
$660.69
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$11,220.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,380.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$17,378.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$446.68
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$616.60
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,888.44
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
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
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$138.04

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 45th of 51

$575

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.