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Forehead Reshaping Surgery (Contouring Only)

Florida 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 October 2026.

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

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $562 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$562$389 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$1,202 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $832 to $12,023Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $87 to $891
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $2,042professional $562

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$812.83
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$11,748.98
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,148.15
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$16,982.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$758.58
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,258.93
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$707.95
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$549.54

Where Florida sits

The same service costs 19.1 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Florida· 47th of 51

$603

AK $3,020TX $158

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.