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Forehead Reduction With Implant Or Bone Graft

Iowa 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?

$1,479

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,413 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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 7 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$1,413$933 to $2,089
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$3,388 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $12,882Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $832 to $5,623
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,898professional $1,413

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
$1,445.44
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,630.27
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$9,549.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$14,791.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$8,317.64
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,570.40
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $1,479 · 14th of 51
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.