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Injecting Fat-Derived Cells Into The Hands

Michigan rates for HCPCS 0490T

Cells prepared from the patient's own fat tissue are injected into the hands at several points during one session. The aim is to improve the condition of the skin and soft tissue of the hands. Harvesting the fat and preparing the cells beforehand is provided separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Injecting Fat-Derived Cells Into The Hands cost?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 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 4 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$550$525 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$2,042 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $676 to $4,898Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $380 to $741
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,884professional $550

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
$549.54
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$977.24

Where Michigan sits

The same service costs 20.0 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Michigan· 46th of 51

$550

CA $5,888KY $295

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.