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Breast Reconstruction With A Tissue Expander

Indiana 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?

$17,378

Typical facility fee. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17,378 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,571 to $37,154.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17,378 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $46,774
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $17,378

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
$1,023.29
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$16,218.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$12,022.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$35,481.34
Typical High
$52,480.75
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$18,197.01

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 2nd of 51

$17,378

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.