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Forehead Reduction With Implant Or Bone Graft

Arizona 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?

$1,259

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $955 from a physician practice, and about $4,467 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$955$832 to $1,259
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,467$2,818 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $7,762Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $776 to $2,399
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $4,467professional $955

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
$2,041.74
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,232.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$7,244.36
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 27th of 51

$1,259

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.