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Forehead Reshaping Surgery (Contouring Only)

New Jersey 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?

$933

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $794 from a physician practice, and about $6,918 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 5 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$794$708 to $1,288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,918$5,888 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $11,482Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $617 to $4,571
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $6,918professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,290.87
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,174.90
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$15,135.61
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $933 · 38th 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.