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Forehead Reduction With Implant Or Bone Graft

Missouri 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?

$1,660

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,072 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 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 6 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$1,072$933 to $1,445
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$2,512 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $832 to $3,548
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,890professional $1,072

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
$1,258.93
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$5,888.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,778.28

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $1,660 · 10th 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.