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Preparing Fat-Derived Cells For Hand Treatment

Texas 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?

$1,096

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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$191$182 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$1,000 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $437 to $6,918Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $158 to $1,202
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $191

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
$575.44
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,000.00
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$263.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$263.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$302.00
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$549.54

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 5th of 51

$1,096

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.