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Liposuction of the Leg

Ohio 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $2,188 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$214$204 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$1,072 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $661 to $8,710Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $174 to $1,380
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,188professional $214

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
$2,454.71
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$316.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$489.78
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$891.25
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$204.17
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,202.26
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$7,244.36
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
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$489.78

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 46th of 51

$269

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.