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Removal of a Tissue Expander

Massachusetts 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 July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Tissue Expander cost?

$2,239

Typical facility fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,239 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,288 to $3,388.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $372 to $5,623
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239

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
$371.54
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,715.35
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$19,498.45
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$3,630.78
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,772.37
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,041.74
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,549.93

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 21.9 times more in West Virginia 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.

Massachusetts· 31st of 50

$2,239

WV $11,749ND $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.