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Forehead Reshaping Surgery (Contouring Only)

South Dakota 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?

$1,259

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,259 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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 7 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$1,259$759 to $1,698
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$1,072 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $912 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $631 to $2,188
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,288professional $1,259

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
$758.58
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$6,760.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,548.82
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,041.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 13th of 51

$1,259

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.