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Forehead Reshaping Surgery (Contouring Only)

Delaware 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?

$759

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $759 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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 3 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$759$724 to $794
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$1,479 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $794 to $7,244Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,413
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $4,898professional $759

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
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware $759 · 50th 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.