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Forehead Reduction With Implant Or Bone Graft

Nevada 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?

$1,047

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $977 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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$977$871 to $1,259
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$2,399 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $871 to $8,128Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $832 to $3,020
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,818professional $977

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
$870.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,888.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$8,128.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,737.80
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,412.54
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 43rd of 51

$1,047

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.