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Liposuction of the Leg

Texas 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?

$2,188

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 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. 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 9 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 $977
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,715$2,188 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $832 to $12,023Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,230
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $3,715professional $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
$812.83
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,120.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,818.38
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45,708.82
Median
$45,708.82
Typical High
$45,708.82
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,000.00
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,000.00
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,549.93
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$295.12

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 13th of 51

$2,188

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.