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Liposuction of the Leg

South Dakota 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?

$1,622

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,380 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,380$1,175 to $1,622
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$1,413 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $2,630Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $912 to $8,128
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,995professional $1,380

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,398.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,630.27
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$8,128.31

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 23rd of 51

$1,622

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.