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Forehead Reshaping Surgery (Contouring Only)

Tennessee 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 October 2026.

How much does Forehead Reshaping Surgery (Contouring Only) cost?

$1,175

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $933 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$933$759 to $1,698
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$1,380 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $912 to $4,898Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $661 to $6,918
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $933

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,258.93
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,548.82
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$660.69

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 19.1 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Tennessee· 16th of 51

$1,175

AK $3,020TX $158

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.