Takes fat from one part of the body by liposuction and injects it to fill out or reshape another area, such as the face, eyelids, mouth, ears, neck, hands, feet, or genital area. Harvesting the fat is part of the service. It is used to restore volume lost through ageing, injury, or disease. Larger amounts transferred are billed as additional work.
Rates data updated October 2026.
How much does Fat Transfer To The Face, Neck, Hands Or Feet cost?
$1,834
Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,834 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $575 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,259 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.
31% physician fee69% facility fee
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.
What's inside this number
Part of the bill
Who charges it
Typical
Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it
The doctor who performs it
$575
$191 to $776
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center
The hospital or surgery center
$1,259
$851 to $1,778
How much rates vary
Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $631 to $4,467Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $102 to $1,000
Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.
Rates by insurance carrier
Insurance Carrier
Facility/Professional
Modifier
Typical LowTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
MedianTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Typical HighTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Facility
None
$537.03
$5,623.41
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$645.65
Professional
None
$489.78
$549.54
$645.65
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,949.84
Facility
None
$758.58
$1,202.26
$1,949.84
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$851.14
Professional
None
$436.52
$588.84
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,090.30
Facility
None
$602.56
$1,288.25
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,148.15
Professional
None
$501.19
$616.60
$1,148.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,412.54
Facility
None
$537.03
$707.95
$1,412.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$831.76
Professional
None
$575.44
$776.25
$831.76
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,000.00
Professional
None
$87.10
$524.81
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,912.51
Facility
None
$512.86
$1,479.11
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,174.90
Professional
None
$467.74
$645.65
$1,174.90
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers
A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.
Insurance Carrier
Facility/Professional
Modifier
Typical LowTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
MedianTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Typical HighTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$524.81
Professional
51 · Multiple procedures
$371.54
$389.05
$524.81
Where South Carolina sits
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