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Forehead Reduction With Implant Or Bone Graft

New Jersey 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?

$1,148

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $955 from a physician practice, and about $7,244 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$955$871 to $1,585
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,244$6,026 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $4,169 to $11,749Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $776 to $5,623
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $7,244professional $955

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
$4,168.69
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,818.38
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,412.54
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$19,952.62
Typical High
$30,902.95
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $1,148 · 36th 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.