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Liposuction of the Leg

Massachusetts 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?

$3,388

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,388 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,802 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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$3,802$661 to $6,918
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$2,512 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $6,761Professionalmedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $661 to $7,943
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,388professional $3,802

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
$1,778.28
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$45,708.82
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,079.46
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$11,220.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$9,120.11
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$45,708.82
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$8,128.31

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $3,388 · 9th 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.