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Forehead Reduction With Implant Or Bone Graft

Ohio 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 October 2026.

How much does Forehead Reduction With Implant Or Bone Graft cost?

$741

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 from a hospital or other facility.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$724$269 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$1,259 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $724 to $10,233Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $89 to $1,175
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,884professional $724

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,380.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$691.83
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,621.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,000.00
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,862.09
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,659.59
8 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$6,918.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$190.55

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 20.0 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Ohio· 47th of 51

$741

AK $3,715TX $186

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.