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Liposuction of the Leg

Missouri 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?

$1,349

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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$148$120 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$1,349 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $631 to $7,244Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $102 to $1,380
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,344professional $148

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
$1,778.28
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,445.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$26,302.68
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
$1,000.00
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,918.31
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 Missouri 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.

Missouri· 31st of 51

$1,349

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.