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Removal of Diseased Bone From the Face

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 21026

Surgery to cut away a section of diseased or dead bone in the face, most often when an infection has taken hold in the bone or an abscess has formed. The surgeon removes the affected bone back to healthy tissue so the area can heal and antibiotics can reach what remains. It applies to the cheek, nose, and other bones of the face rather than the lower jaw.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of Diseased Bone From the Face cost?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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 6 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$479$407 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$1,259 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $562 to $5,129Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $363 to $891
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $479

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,023.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$616.60
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$758.58
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,754.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$977.24

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Hawaii than in West Virginia. 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$537

HI $1,778WV $501

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.