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Liposuction of the Leg

Louisiana 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?

$1,514

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $661 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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 4 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 $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,318 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $759 to $5,623Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,380
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $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
$741.31
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,079.46
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$389.05

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 16th of 51

$1,514

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.