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Swapping a Tissue Expander for a Permanent Implant

Alabama rates for HCPCS 11970

Removes a temporary expander that has been stretching the skin and pocket over a period of months and puts a permanent implant in its place through the same incision. It is the second stage of a staged reconstruction, most often after breast surgery. The operation is usually shorter than the first stage and is often done as a day case.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Swapping a Tissue Expander for a Permanent Implant cost?

$3,467

Typical facility fee. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,467 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,259 to $4,365.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $851 to $6,026
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467

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
$537.03
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$12,302.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,413.10

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 31.6 times more in Indiana than in Delaware. 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.

Alabama· 33rd of 51

$3,467

IN $16,982DE $537

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.