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Forehead Reshaping Surgery (Contouring Only)

Nebraska 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 Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,175 from a physician practice, and about $7,943 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$1,175$724 to $1,660
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,943$5,623 to $11,482

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $14,454Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $692 to $4,074
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,943professional $1,175

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
$5,754.40
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,073.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$22,908.68
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$6,760.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,290.87
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 9th of 51

$1,445

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.