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Preparing Fat-Derived Cells For Hand Treatment

Alaska 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $302 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 5 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$398$214 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$219 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $214 to $14,125Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $214 to $741
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $302professional $398

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$302.00
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$851.14
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$776.25

Where Alaska sits

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.

Alaska· 16th of 51

$372

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.