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Liposuction of the Leg

South Carolina 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?

$661

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $661 from a physician practice, and about $9,772 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 6 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$661$661 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9,772$4,467 to $13,804

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,772 · 10th to 90th $724 to $21,878Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $661 to $2,630
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $9,772professional $661

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
$660.69
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,772.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,122.02
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$22,387.21

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 22.4 times more in Wisconsin than in Minnesota. 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.

South Carolina· 40th of 51

$661

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.