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Preparing Fat-Derived Cells For Hand Treatment

Montana 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 Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $288 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$288$182 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$288 to $295

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $269 to $295Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $182 to $331
$200facility $288professional $288

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$269.15
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$295.12
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$295.12
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$269.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$363.08

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 23rd 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.