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Procedure price report · Other OR therapeutic procedures on skin and breast

Liposuction of the head or neck

CPT 15876the billing code this page is about

Suction-assisted removal of fat through small incisions in the head or neck area.

Hospitals typically charge $3,620 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 317 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $3,141. Most fall between $836 and $6,189 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
317
States
44
Filings dated
Mar 2023 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 317 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$562$1,002$3,620$5,045$11,301

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 20× what the cheapest tenth charges ($562 vs $11,301).

How the prices are spread

$452 – $623: 34 hospitals$452$623 – $860: 20 hospitals$860 – $1,186: 32 hospitals$860$1,186 – $1,637: 16 hospitals$1,637 – $2,259: 20 hospitals$1,637$2,259 – $3,117: 23 hospitals$3,117 – $4,301: 33 hospitals$3,117$4,301 – $5,935: 62 hospitals$5,935 – $8,190: 18 hospitals$5,935$8,190 – $11,301: 33 hospitals$8,190median $3,620price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (291 of 317 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$452$62334
$623$86020
$860$1,18632
$1,186$1,63716
$1,637$2,25920
$2,259$3,11723
$3,117$4,30133
$4,301$5,93562
$5,935$8,19018
$8,190$11,30133

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$3,620
Median cash price$3,620
Cash as a multiple of Medicare1.00×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $3,620.

Alaska: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWAIdaho: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMNIllinois: median $859 across 14 hospitalsIL$859Wisconsin: median $2,715 across 17 hospitalsWI$2,715Michigan: median $1,681 across 12 hospitalsMI$1,681New York: median $4,332 across 23 hospitalsNY$4,332Massachusetts: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMAOregon: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureORNevada: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceNVWyoming: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $575 across 13 hospitalsIA$575Indiana: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureINOhio: median $1,596 across 11 hospitalsOH$1,596Pennsylvania: median $2,441 across 23 hospitalsPA$2,441New Jersey: median $4,627 across 30 hospitalsNJ$4,627Connecticut: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceRICalifornia: median $11,301 across 32 hospitalsCA$11,301Utah: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceUTColorado: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWVVirginia: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVAMaryland: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMDDelaware: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceDEArizona: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $452 across 13 hospitalsOK$452Louisiana: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureGAHawaii: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $4,958 across 22 hospitalsTX$4,958Florida: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $3,620. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
California CA32$11,301+212%$2,531 – $11,301
Texas TX22$4,958+37%$4,827 – $5,550
New Jersey NJ30$4,627+28%$4,052 – $9,770
New York NY23$4,332+20%$2,500 – $4,332
Wisconsin WI17$2,715−25%$504 – $3,938
Pennsylvania PA23$2,441−33%$874 – $6,189
Michigan MI12$1,681−54%$1,681 – $4,873
Ohio OH11$1,596−56%$1,112 – $1,875
Illinois IL14$859−76%$805 – $2,224
Iowa IA13$575−84%$575 – $575
Oklahoma OK13$452−88%$452 – $6,608
Idaho ID8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Florida FL7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Indiana IN5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Minnesota MN5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Oregon OR5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Virginia VA5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Washington WA5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
West Virginia WV4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Georgia GA2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Missouri MO2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $3,620.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care276$3,986$894 – $6,487
Children’s5fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access35$1,466$504 – $4,013
Ownership
For-profit39$2,707$805 – $6,039
Government43$3,675$1,002 – $6,030
Non-profit234$3,654$805 – $6,311
System affiliation
Part of a system266$3,786$805 – $6,482
Independent51$2,635$1,345 – $5,244

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$3,915
Median cash price$3,620
Cash as a share of list, median hospital60%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 40%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

173 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $2,022 and the average of the middle 60% is $2,509; most fall between $717 and $6,039.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 173 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$452$805$2,022$4,958$11,301

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 25× what the cheapest tenth charges ($452 vs $11,301).

Of the 187 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 173 gave a usable cash price; 11 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 3 a list price only.

How complete is this

317 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (8%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 336 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted317
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here14
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded1
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded0
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded4
Hospitals that filed this code336

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 23, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Other OR therapeutic procedures on skin and breast family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Suction Assisted Lipectomy Head & Neck.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

Download this page’s figures: JSON · CSV. Aggregates only — the per-hospital prices are on the compare tool.

Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Liposuction of the head or neck (CPT 15876) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-15876-liposuction-of-the-head-or-neck