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Preparing Fat-Derived Cells For Hand Treatment

Iowa 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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 6 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$162$155 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$2,239 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $219 to $7,943Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $151 to $437
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $162

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
$602.56
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$275.42
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$7,079.46
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$676.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$501.19

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 27th of 51

$275

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.