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Swapping a Tissue Expander for a Permanent Implant

Montana 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?

$1,023

Typical facility fee. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,023 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $977 to $1,096.

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 $1,023 · 10th to 90th $891 to $38,905
$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $1,023

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
$38,904.51
Median
$38,904.51
Typical High
$38,904.51
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,258.93
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$14,791.08

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 47th of 51

$1,023

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.