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Forehead Reduction With Implant Or Bone Graft

Tennessee 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 Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,096 from a physician practice, and about $3,981 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$1,096$891 to $1,445
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,981$2,089 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $933 to $9,120Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $813 to $1,995
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,981professional $1,096

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
$891.25
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$9,772.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,905.46
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$16,982.44
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,905.46

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 35th of 51

$1,148

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.