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Forehead Reduction With Implant Or Bone Graft

Idaho 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 Idaho, 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 $3,715 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$1,413$977 to $1,778
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,715$1,514 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $933 to $15,136Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $912 to $1,862
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,715professional $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
$2,884.03
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$15,135.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,584.89
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,238.72
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,089.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$19,054.61
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,344.23
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$12,302.69
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 13th of 51

$1,479

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.