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Preparing Fat-Derived Cells For Hand Treatment

New York 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?

$1,698

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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 7 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$275$182 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$3,090 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $11,482Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $135 to $676
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,898professional $275

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
$1,318.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$354.81
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50,118.72
Median
$53,703.18
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$426.58
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$186.21
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$354.81

Where New York 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.

New York· 4th of 51

$1,698

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.