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Forehead Reshaping Surgery (Contouring Only)

Missouri 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?

$1,445

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $891 from a physician practice, and about $3,715 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$891$759 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,715$2,399 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $7,762Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $692 to $3,548
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,715professional $891

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
$1,258.93
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$4,073.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$4,168.69
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Missouri sits

The same service costs 6.8 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Missouri $1,445 · 8th of 51
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.