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Harvesting A Tissue Graft From The Patient

California rates for HCPCS 20926

Taking a piece of the patient's own soft tissue — such as fat, the deeper layer of the skin, or the loose sheath around a tendon — from one part of the body so it can be used in a repair elsewhere. It covers obtaining the graft; the repair the graft is used for is carried out separately in the same sitting.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Harvesting A Tissue Graft From The Patient cost?

$10,471

Typical physician fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,471 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $7,079 to $13,804.

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 $10,471 · 10th to 90th $6,166 to $17,783Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $2,630
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $10,471professional $1,950

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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$17,782.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,995.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,698.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$33,884.42
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,630.27
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79

Where California sits

The same service costs 416.9 times more in California than in Mississippi. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $10,471 · 1st of 37
CA $10,471MS $25.12

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.