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Forehead Reshaping Surgery (Contouring Only)

Alaska rates for HCPCS 21137

This surgery reshapes the contour of a prominent or protruding forehead bone by reducing and smoothing it, without adding any implant or bone graft material. It can be done for cosmetic reasons or to correct a forehead shape related to a bone condition.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Forehead Reshaping Surgery (Contouring Only) cost?

$1,950

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,995 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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$1,995$692 to $3,162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$933 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $776 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $661 to $3,981
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,514professional $1,995

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
$2,398.83
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,454.71
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,981.07
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,981.07
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,265.80
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,981.07
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,365.16

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 6.8 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $1,950 · 3rd of 51
CA $5,012KY $741

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.