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Forehead Reduction With Implant Or Bone Graft

New Mexico 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?

$1,000

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $933 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 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$933$832 to $1,318
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$1,122 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $891 to $11,749Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $813 to $2,138
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $1,349professional $933

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
$1,288.25
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,090.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,318.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$25,703.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

New Mexico· 46th of 51

$1,000

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.