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Preparing Fat-Derived Cells For Hand Treatment

Virginia 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 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$200$166 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$269 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $195 to $7,244Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $148 to $3,236
$0.1$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $200

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
$213.80
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$234.42
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$309.03
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$5,623.41
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$380.19

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 32nd of 51

$234

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.