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Forehead Reshaping Surgery (Contouring Only)

Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,000 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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 9 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$1,000$794 to $1,622
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$2,089 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $794 to $5,623Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $708 to $2,042
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $1,000

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
$1,778.28
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,995.26
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,317.64
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$6,918.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,089.30
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,772.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,041.74
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,317.64
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 18th 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.