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Forehead Reshaping Surgery (Contouring Only)

New York 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?

$1,175

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $851 from a physician practice, and about $4,467 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 9 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$851$724 to $1,259
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,467$2,630 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $9,333Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $646 to $2,239
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,467professional $851

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
$933.25
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,089.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,905.46
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$8,912.51
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,311.31
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,691.53
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,737.80
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,584.89
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,388.44
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,311.31
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where New York 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 York $1,175 · 20th 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.