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Preparing Fat-Derived Cells For Hand Treatment

North Dakota 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?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $162 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 3 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$129 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$129 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $129 to $8,511Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $129 to $251
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $162professional $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
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$162.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$363.08

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 50th of 51

$162

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.