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Forehead Reshaping Surgery (Contouring Only)

Colorado 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?

$1,479

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $794 from a physician practice, and about $5,495 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 7 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$794$759 to $1,122
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,495$3,236 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $10,471Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $708 to $2,042
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,495professional $794

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
$1,862.09
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,621.81
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,548.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$5,248.07
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $1,479 · 6th 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.