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Swapping a Tissue Expander for a Permanent Implant

Florida 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?

$6,607

Typical facility fee. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,607 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,239 to $10,715.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $724 to $15,849
$100$1K$10K$100K$1Mfacility $6,607

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
$524.81
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$13,182.57
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,801.89
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$5,623,413.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$15,848.93

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 13th of 51

$6,607

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.