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Forehead Reduction With Implant Or Bone Graft

Nebraska 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?

$1,698

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,445 from a physician practice, and about $8,511 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$1,445$871 to $1,995
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,511$6,166 to $11,482

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $14,454Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $832 to $5,012
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $8,511professional $1,445

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
$5,754.40
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$5,011.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$22,908.68
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$8,912.51
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$8,317.64
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,818.38
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $1,698 · 8th 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.