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Face-Lift For Frown Lines Between The Brows

New Mexico rates for HCPCS 15826

A surgical procedure that smooths the deep vertical frown lines between the eyebrows. Working through a small incision, the surgeon releases or weakens the muscles that pull the brows together and lifts and redrapes the overlying skin so the creases soften. It is an operation rather than an injection or a resurfacing treatment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Face-Lift For Frown Lines Between The Brows cost?

$1,096

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,096 from a physician practice, and about $1,549 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,096$871 to $1,122
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,549$1,000 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $832 to $9,550Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $776 to $1,479
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,549professional $1,096

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,513.56
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$85.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,548.82
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 6.2 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

New Mexico $1,096 · 33rd of 51
CA $4,898DE $794

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.