No office rate
Choose 15832 for the thigh and 15833 for the leg. Base code selection on the operative site, not simply the overall length of the excision.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
15832 Thigh lift Medicare reimbursement rates in Missouri
Reports surgical removal of redundant skin and underlying tissue from the thigh, such as thigh contouring after substantial weight loss. Compare 15832 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Missouri.
Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.
What does Medicare pay for 15832 in Missouri?
Missouri has 3 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 3 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
No supported rate
Facility setting
$792.71–$825.97
3 of 3 localities have a supported rate.
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
Where 15832 pays more and less in Missouri
Plastic surgery
About 15832: Excision of excessive thigh skin
Reports surgical removal of redundant skin and underlying tissue from the thigh, such as thigh contouring after substantial weight loss.
A plastic or reconstructive surgeon uses this code for an operation that removes excess thigh skin and underlying tissue and reshapes the area. A thigh lift may be performed when redundant tissue remains after substantial weight loss or causes documented functional problems. The service is typically performed in a surgical facility; the code identifies treatment of the thigh rather than excess skin at the hip, buttock, or lower leg.
Select the code based on the treated anatomy and document the operative findings, extent of tissue removed, side or sides treated, and clinical rationale. The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. With modifier 50 for bilateral treatment, CMS pays 150%. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeons are paid only with supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 15832
- Global period
- Major surgery with a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included.
- Multiple procedures
- Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
- Bilateral procedures
- Bilateral procedure with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
- Assistant at surgery
- Assistant at surgery may be paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons paid only with supporting documentation.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU12.53 · 50%
- Practice expense (office) RVU10.33 · 41%
- Malpractice RVU2.36 · 9%
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This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.
15832 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Missouri, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
15834 identifies excess-skin excision at the hip; 15832 is for the thigh. The documented site of tissue removal guides the choice.
15830
No office rateExc excessive skin abdomen
15830 is for excess-skin excision of the abdomen. It does not describe an operation confined to the thigh.
Compare 15832 by payment locality
Find the payment area for your service address, then open its rate page for calculation inputs, release history and the percentage-of-Medicare tool. A city may cross payment-area boundaries; the ZIP lookup above helps resolve the location.
3 of 3 payment localities
Metropolitan Kansas City →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$819.51
Metropolitan St. Louis →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$825.97
Rest Of Missouri →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$792.71
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15832 billing questions
How is 15832 distinguished from the leg code?
Use 15832 when the excision treats excess skin of the thigh. Use 15833 when the treated area is the leg rather than the thigh.
How should bilateral thigh treatment be reported?
For bilateral treatment, report modifier 50. CMS pays the bilateral procedure at 150%.
Is routine closure of the thigh incision separately reported?
Routine closure completes the thigh excision and is not a separate procedure. The operative note should describe the excision and closure performed.
What documentation supports 15832?
Document that the treated area is the thigh, the extent of redundant tissue removed, laterality, and the clinical rationale for surgery.
What postoperative care falls within the global period?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
Does reporting 15832 establish Medicare coverage?
No. The code identifies thigh excess-skin excision; coverage depends on the documented indication and applicable Medicare coverage policy.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.
Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.
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1,56915829,,Rhytidectomy smas flap,R,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1,57015830,,Exc excessive skin abdomen,R,,16.68,11.92,NA,11.92,,3.35,31.95,31.95,0,090,0.10,0.71,0.19,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1,57115832,,Exc excessive skin thigh,A,,12.53,10.33,NA,10.33,,2.36,25.22,25.22,0,090,0.10,0.71,0.19,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1,57215833,,Exc excessive skin leg,A,,11.60,10.14,NA,10.14,,2.15,23.89,23.89,0,090,0.10,0.71,0.19,2,1,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1,57315834,,Exc excessive skin hip,A,,11.87,10.24,NA,10.24,,2.19,24.30,24.30,0,090,0.10,0.71,0.19,2,1,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1,57415835,,Exc excessive skin buttock,A,,12.67,10.27,NA,10.27,,2.35,25.29,25.29,0,090,0.10,0.71,0.19,2,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00