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Liposuction of the Leg

Utah 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 Utah, 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 $5,495 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$5,495$3,388 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $661 to $8,913Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,738
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,495professional $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
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$10,964.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,023.29
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 34th 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.