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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 July 2026.

How much does Liposuction of the Leg cost?

$1,380

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $4,169 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 8 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$339$224 to $1,380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,169$3,020 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $10,965Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $204 to $4,677
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,169professional $339

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
$1,621.81
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$389.05
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$891.25
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$204.17
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,511.38

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio $1,380 · 19th 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.