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Preparing Fat-Derived Cells For Hand Treatment

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 0489T

Fat tissue is taken from the patient, usually through a small liposuction, and processed in the laboratory to separate out the cells that will be used for treatment. The tissue is broken down, non-viable cells and debris are removed, and the remaining cells are counted and prepared at the right concentration. This service covers the harvesting and preparation only; injecting the cells is done separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Preparing Fat-Derived Cells For Hand Treatment cost?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $4,571 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 46 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$200$166 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$1,950 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $646 to $12,023Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $141 to $617
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $200

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
$645.65
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$15,135.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$19,498.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$398.11

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 38.0 times more in California than in South Dakota. 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.

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CA $6,026SD $158

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.