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Removal of a Tissue Expander

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 11971

Takes out a tissue expander — a balloon-like device placed under the skin and gradually filled to stretch the skin above it — without putting a permanent implant in its place. The pocket is opened, the expander is deflated and removed, and the wound is closed. It is done when the stretched skin will be used on its own, or when the plan has changed and no implant will follow.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of a Tissue Expander cost?

$1,586

Typical total for the visit. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,586 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $631 to the doctor who performs it, and $955 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$631$398 to $708
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$955$813 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $724 to $2,884Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $288 to $2,570
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $955professional $631

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$4,073.80

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Colorado than in North Dakota. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Hawaii· 50th of 51

$1,586

$631 physician + $955 facility

CO $6,519ND $1,423

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.