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Preparing Fat-Derived Cells For Hand Treatment

Utah 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?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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 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$186$174 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$2,239 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $186 to $4,571Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $155 to $240
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,162professional $186

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
$186.21
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$239.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$309.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$295.12
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,128.61
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$281.84

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 38th of 51

$200

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.