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Forehead Reshaping Surgery (Contouring Only)

Virginia 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?

$977

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $977 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $871 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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 8 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$871$794 to $1,202
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$891 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $776 to $8,710Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,995
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,090professional $871

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
$851.14
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,388.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,862.09
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$7,413.10
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$13,489.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $977 · 31st 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.