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Forehead Reduction With Implant Or Bone Graft

Louisiana 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?

$1,413

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,148 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 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$1,148$912 to $1,445
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$1,445 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $891 to $8,913Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $813 to $1,738
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,884professional $1,148

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
$794.33
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$12,302.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,479.11
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$11,748.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 18th of 51

$1,413

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.