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Swapping a Tissue Expander for a Permanent Implant

Michigan 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?

$4,074

Typical facility fee. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,074 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,950 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $676 to $15,136
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,074

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
$676.08
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$15,135.61
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$15,488.17
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$14,791.08

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 26th of 51

$4,074

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.