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Breast Reconstruction With A Tissue Expander

Utah 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?

$4,571

Typical facility fee. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,571 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,905 to $8,318.

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 $6,918 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $10,715Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $3,715
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $6,918professional $1,820

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
$2,398.83
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$9,549.93
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25,118.86
Median
$34,673.69
Typical High
$52,480.75
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$37,153.52
Median
$51,286.14
Typical High
$77,624.71
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$28,183.83

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 32nd of 51

$4,571

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.