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Forehead Reshaping Surgery (Contouring Only)

Maryland 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?

$794

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $724 to $851.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,622Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,230
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $646professional $794

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$851.14
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 47th of 51

$794

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.