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Liposuction of the Leg

Washington 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?

$1,738

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,738 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,738$661 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$1,585 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $794 to $13,183Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $209 to $2,630
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $2,570professional $1,738

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,071.52
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$13,803.84
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,786.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$338.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$75.86
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,548.13
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$19,952.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$13,803.84
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$10,471.29
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$29,512.09

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 20th of 51

$1,738

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.