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Forehead Reduction With Implant Or Bone Graft

Colorado 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 October 2026.

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

$1,514

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,259 from a physician practice, and about $8,511 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,259$1,047 to $1,660
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,511$3,981 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $15,488Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $912 to $2,042
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,511professional $1,259

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
$1,778.28
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,174.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$16,218.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,584.89
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,905.46
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,659.59
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$5,011.87
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$13,489.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,862.09
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
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 20.0 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.

Colorado· 12th of 51

$1,514

AK $3,715TX $186

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.