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Swapping a Tissue Expander for a Permanent Implant

Minnesota 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?

$4,365

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,585 to $9,333.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $912 to $21,380
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $4,365

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
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$32,359.37
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$14,454.40
Median
$26,915.35
Typical High
$75,857.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,495.41
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$10,471.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$18,620.87

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 25th of 51

$4,365

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.