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Forehead Reshaping Surgery (Contouring Only)

Kentucky 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?

$741

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $741 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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$741$661 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$794 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $631 to $10,715Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,259
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $741

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
$616.60
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,698.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$977.24
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$4,168.69
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$741

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.