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Forehead Reshaping Surgery (Contouring Only)

Iowa 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?

$1,259

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,175 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 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$1,175$759 to $1,660
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$3,388 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $8,318Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $692 to $3,981
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,898professional $1,175

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
$1,174.90
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,187.76
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,265.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$7,943.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$6,760.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,454.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,089.30
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 6.8 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Iowa· 12th of 51

$1,259

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.