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Liposuction of the Leg

New Jersey 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?

$1,318

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $661 from a physician practice, and about $3,715 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$661$457 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,715$2,291 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $891 to $9,120Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $457 to $871
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,715professional $661

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
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$8,128.31
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$14,454.40
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,762.47

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 33rd of 51

$1,318

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.