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Preparing Fat-Derived Cells For Hand Treatment

Massachusetts 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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$240$204 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$1,820 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $4,266Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $182 to $447
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,344professional $240

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
$1,000.00
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,801.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$239.88
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,888.44
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,202.26
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,772.37
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$269.15
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$446.68
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,888.44
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$512.86

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 25th of 51

$288

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.