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Liposuction of the Leg

Minnesota 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?

$1,380

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $933 from a physician practice, and about $1,905 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$933$263 to $1,380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,905$1,380 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $7,244Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $214 to $1,905
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,905professional $933

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
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$13,803.84
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$24,547.09
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,454.71
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,290.87
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,238.72
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$9,120.11
10 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 28th of 51

$1,380

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.