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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 October 2026.

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

$2,630

Typical physician fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,950 to $2,630.

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 $10,965 · 10th to 90th $6,026 to $20,893Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $2,630
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $10,965professional $2,630

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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$20,892.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79

Where California sits

The same service costs 251.2 times more in New York than in Mississippi. 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.

California· 6th of 38

$2,630

NY $6,310MS $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.