Cosmetic surgery costs in Houston, line by line
Houston has its own anesthesia locality, with a higher factor than the rest of Texas, and the same hospital wage index as the other large Texas metros.
Liposuction, estimated total before the surgeon in Houston
$2,204
Anesthesia $308, operating room $1,896.
| Surgeon's fee | not included, enter your quote |
| Anesthesia, 14.6 units | $308 |
| Operating room, surgery center | $1,896 |
Benchmark, not a quote: the operating room and anesthesia lines are 2026 Medicare rates for the same codes; private prices for cosmetic work are set by each practice and are often higher. No public file prices the surgeon's fee: it counts only once you enter the figure from your own quote.
| Code | CMS short descriptor | Share paid | National rate | Local amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPT 15877 | Suction lipectomy trunk | 100 % | $1,941 | $1,896 |
Compiled by Radif Partners · Where each line comes from · CBSA 26420, Medicare locality houston · not a quote
The operating room and anesthesia of liposuction of the trunk in the Houston area come to a benchmark of $2,204 in a surgery center in 2026, against $2,240 at national rates, and a tummy tuck to $3,057. Three public figures make the local difference. The FY 2026 wage index of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands area is 0.9538 before floor and reclassification, which surgery centers use, and 0.9721 after them, which hospitals use. The anesthesia conversion factor of the Houston locality is $21.11, above the national $20.50 and above the factor of the rest of Texas. The surgeon's fee is left out, because no public file gives Houston surgeons' fees; the calculator adds it from your quote. A hospital outpatient department is paid $6,670 for a tummy tuck room here, against $2,782 for a surgery center.
Four Texas metros, one hospital index
In the FY 2026 tables, Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio share the same final wage index for hospitals, 0.9721, while their indexes before floor and reclassification, used for surgery centers, differ. Their anesthesia factors differ too: Houston, Dallas and Austin are separate localities, San Antonio is in the rest of Texas. The table compares them for liposuction.
| Metro area | Center index | Hospital index | Anesthesia factor | Room and anesthesia, liposuction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 0.9538 | 0.9721 | $21.11 | $2,204 |
| Dallas | 0.9292 | 0.9721 | $20.44 | $2,171 |
| Austin | 0.9229 | 0.9721 | $20.55 | $2,166 |
| San Antonio | 0.8213 | 0.9721 | $20.21 | $2,062 |
Liposuction time in Houston
Liposuction has no time in the CMS file; the site uses the mean of a published series, 174 minutes. At the Houston factor, every extra half hour adds $42 of anesthesia, a little more than at national rates. The liposuction page explains why the session length varies so much.
Anesthesia time in Houston
Anesthesia for liposuction in Houston
$401
| Base units, anesthesia code 00400 | 3 |
| Time units for 240 minutes | 16 |
| Conversion factor of the locality | $21.11 |
| Each extra 15 minutes | $21 |
Houston's surgery center index, 0.9538, is the highest of the four large Texas metros, so a center room costs a little more here than in Dallas, Austin or San Antonio, while a hospital room costs exactly the same in all four. For a tummy tuck the hospital department is paid $6,670 in each of them. A Houston quote that names a hospital therefore cannot be explained by local Medicare rates being higher than elsewhere in Texas; the difference with a surgery center quote is the gap between the two payment systems.
The Dallas page gives the same lines for the other large Texas metro, and the metro comparison every area.
Every procedure in Houston
| Procedure | Anesthesia | Operating room, surgery center | Operating room, hospital | Room and anesthesia, surgery center |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tummy tuck | $274 | $2,782 | $6,670 | $3,057 |
| Liposuction | $308 | $1,896 | $3,560 | $2,204 |
| Brazilian butt lift | $350 | $2,844 | $5,340 | $3,194 |
| Breast augmentation | $190 | $3,098 | $8,211 | $3,288 |
| Breast lift | $274 | $2,782 | $6,670 | $3,057 |
| Rhinoplasty | $274 | $2,956 | $5,947 | $3,230 |
| Facelift | $321 | $1,896 | $3,560 | $2,217 |
| Brow lift | $205 | $1,063 | $2,388 | $1,268 |
| Upper eyelid surgery | $152 | $1,103 | $2,073 | $1,254 |
| Lower eyelid surgery | $156 | $1,103 | $2,073 | $1,259 |
| Chin implant | $184 | $2,956 | $5,947 | $3,139 |
| Otoplasty | $274 | $1,446 | $3,331 | $1,721 |
| Arm lift | $222 | $1,220 | $2,918 | $1,441 |
| Thigh lift | $274 | $1,220 | $2,918 | $1,494 |
| Gynecomastia surgery | $133 | $1,566 | $3,933 | $1,699 |