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Forehead Reduction With Implant Or Bone Graft

South Carolina 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?

$955

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $851 from a physician practice, and about $3,548 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$851$457 to $1,072
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,548$2,455 to $11,482

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $17,783Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $102 to $1,230
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,548professional $851

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
$1,047.13
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$17,378.01
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,318.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$24,547.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,548.82
11 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
$446.68
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$812.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$323.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$229.09

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 39th of 51

$955

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.