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Forehead Skin Flap Reconstruction (Blood Supply Preserved)

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 15731

A section of skin from the forehead is carefully lifted and moved to reconstruct another area, most often the nose, while keeping it attached to its original blood supply through a narrow stalk of tissue. Keeping the blood supply intact helps the moved tissue survive and heal in its new location.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Forehead Skin Flap Reconstruction (Blood Supply Preserved) cost?

$1,122

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,000 to $1,479.

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 $3,981 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $26,915Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $933 to $2,692
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,981professional $1,072

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$812.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,691.53
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Washington, DC· 36th of 51

$1,122

AK $4,074TX $871

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.