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Forehead Reshaping Surgery (Contouring Only)

Rhode Island 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?

$955

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $692 to $1,047.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $7,413Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $631 to $1,413
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,715professional $955

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 36th of 51

$955

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.