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Breast Reconstruction With A Tissue Expander

Alaska rates for HCPCS 19357

Rebuilds a breast by placing a temporary balloon-like expander under the skin or chest muscle. Over the following weeks or months salt water is added through a small port to stretch the tissue gradually, making room for a permanent implant later. It may be done at the time of the original breast surgery or as a separate operation afterwards, and the later exchange for a permanent implant is charged separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Breast Reconstruction With A Tissue Expander cost?

$3,715

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,622 to $7,762.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $14,125
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,715

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$0.32
Median
$0.65
Typical High
$17,782.79
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$7,762.47
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28,183.83
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$28,183.83

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 16.2 times more in West Virginia than in Maryland. 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.

Alaska· 37th of 51

$3,715

WV $19,055MD $1,175

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.