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Forehead Reshaping Surgery (Contouring Only)

New Mexico 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?

$794

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $794 from a physician practice, and about $1,096 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$661 to $1,096
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,096$912 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $724 to $7,762Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $617 to $2,399
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,096professional $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
$1,071.52
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,511.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,071.52
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,513.56
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico $794 · 48th 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.