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Swapping a Tissue Expander for a Permanent Implant

Indiana 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?

$16,982

Typical facility fee. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16,982 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,467 to $30,200.

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 $16,982 · 10th to 90th $794 to $34,674
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $16,982

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
$630.96
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,220.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$10,232.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$38,904.51
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$575.44
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
$4,365.16
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$16,218.10

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 1st of 51

$16,982

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.