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Forehead Reduction With Implant Or Bone Graft

Michigan 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?

$1,072

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,000 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 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$1,000$851 to $1,202
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$4,074 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $794 to $1,349
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,898professional $1,000

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
$1,174.90
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,754.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,090.30
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,754.40
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $1,072 · 42nd 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.