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Forehead Reshaping Surgery (Contouring Only)

Illinois 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?

$1,175

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $871 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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$871$692 to $1,380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$1,318 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $832 to $9,333Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $631 to $1,905
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,138professional $871

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
$758.58
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$16,595.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,584.89
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,888.44
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,047.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 19th of 51

$1,175

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.