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Forehead Reduction With Implant Or Bone Graft

Alaska rates for HCPCS 21138

Reshapes a prominent or uneven forehead by shaving and contouring the bone, then adding an implant material or a piece of the patient's own bone to smooth and even out the result. It is used for a heavy brow ridge or a forehead contour that stands out, whether from natural shape, an old injury, or a bone condition. The incision is usually hidden behind the hairline.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Forehead Reduction With Implant Or Bone Graft cost?

$2,188

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,239 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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 6 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$2,239$851 to $3,715
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$1,148 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $977 to $10,715Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $832 to $4,898
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $2,239

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
$2,951.21
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,019.95
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$4,897.79
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,786.30
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,128.61
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$4,897.79
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,370.32

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 7.1 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.

Alaska· 4th of 51

$2,188

CA $6,310KY $891

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.