go back

Swapping a Tissue Expander for a Permanent Implant

Arkansas 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?

$1,820

Typical facility fee. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,230 to $6,761.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $724 to $7,586
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,820

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
$724.44
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,370.32
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$9,120.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$14,125.38

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 43rd of 51

$1,820

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.