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Swapping a Tissue Expander for a Permanent Implant

Kansas 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?

$3,548

Typical facility fee. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,548 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,905 to $6,026.

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 $3,548 · 10th to 90th $977 to $8,511
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,548

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
$977.24
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$26,302.68
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$11,748.98

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 32nd of 51

$3,548

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.