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Forehead Reshaping Surgery (Contouring Only)

Montana 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?

$1,259

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,047 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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$1,047$871 to $1,318
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$1,288 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $977 to $8,710Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $692 to $1,995
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $1,288professional $1,047

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,073.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,258.93
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,513.56
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 14th of 51

$1,259

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.