11971
HCPCSRemove tissue expander(s)
Verified from hospital fileNot a bill estimate
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Based on the latest published hospital price files, code 11971 (Remove tissue expander(s)) appears at 53 hospitals with disclosed cash prices from $348 to $7,717. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
Published-price availability
52
hospitals publish a price
1
list this service without a published price
42
Cash
42
List
47
Negotiated
0
Allowed
A blank price (“—”) means a hospital names this service but did not publish a dollar amount — it is not a free service or a $0 price.
Compare 11971 prices
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Published cash prices for code 11971 vary by about 22× across the 41 hospitals with disclosed prices here — from $348 to $7,717. Shopping around can matter.
41
Hospitals
65
Prices shown
$348
Lowest cash
$7,717
Highest cash
code 11971 cash price42 disclosed · 41 hospitals
$348median ~$7,189$7,717
Lowest cash price by hospital
Cash price by city
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Cash price by city$348 – $2,189
- Danville · 1 hospital$348
- Santa Monica · 1 hospital$1,476
- San Pedro · 1 hospital$1,991
- Torrance · 1 hospital$1,991
- Burbank · 1 hospital$2,119
- Mission Hills · 1 hospital$2,189
65 prices shown.
How to read these prices
- Cash price
- The discounted self-pay price for paying directly, without insurance.
- List price
- The hospital’s full undiscounted charge — rarely what anyone pays.
- Negotiated rate
- A rate for a specific insurer and plan; your share depends on your benefits.
- Allowed amount
- A historical reference for what was actually allowed, where disclosed.
Hospitals that publish 11971 prices
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Endeavor Health Edward Hospital University of Chicago Medical Center Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital Hendricks Regional Health Froedtert Hospital Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet Hospital Froedtert Community Hospital - Mequon Froedtert Community Hospital - New Berlin Froedtert Community Hospital - Oak Creek Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Antioch Medical Center Fremont Medical Center Stanford Health Care Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Providence Seward Hospital Providence Valdez Medical Center Healdsburg Hospital Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro Fresno Medical Center Oakland Medical Center Redwood City Medical Center Richmond Medical Center Roseville Medical Center Sacramento Medical Center San Francisco Medical Center San Jose Medical Center San Leandro Medical Center San Rafael Medical Center Santa Clara Medical Center Santa Rosa Medical Center Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano South Sacramento Medical Center South San Francisco Medical Center Stockton Medical Center - Manteca Stockton Medical Center - Modesto Vacaville Medical Center Vallejo Medical Center Walnut Creek Medical Center Orange County Anaheim Medical Center Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance Providence Saint John's Health Center Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Jefferson Abington Hospital Jefferson Bucks Hospital Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital Jefferson Frankford Hospital Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Jefferson Methodist Hospital Atrium Health Mercy Atrium Health Union
Code 11971: frequently asked
- What does code 11971 cost?
- Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 11971 ranges from $348 to $7,717. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
- Will this be my final bill?
- Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.
- What is code 11971?
- 11971 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "Remove tissue expander(s)" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.
- Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?
- Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.
- What this page is not
- It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.