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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 July 2026.

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

$955

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $891 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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$891$724 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$1,862 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $933 to $6,457Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,660
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $2,754professional $891

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
$891.25
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,584.89
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$8,317.64
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $955 · 37th 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.