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Forehead Reduction With Implant Or Bone Graft

Massachusetts 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?

$1,479

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,445 from a physician practice, and about $2,188 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,445$1,148 to $2,512
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$1,096 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $776 to $7,079Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $891 to $8,710
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,188professional $1,445

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
$2,089.30
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,511.89
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$9,549.93
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,380.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$10,232.93
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,754.23
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$9,549.93
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$13,489.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$4,073.80
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,905.46
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$870.96
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
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,778.28

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 15th of 51

$1,479

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.