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Forehead Reshaping Surgery (Contouring Only)

Minnesota 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?

$1,862

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,820 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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$1,820$1,318 to $2,455
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$2,089 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $10,715Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $933 to $2,884
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $1,820

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
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$16,595.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,311.31
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,754.40
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$1,862

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.