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Forehead Reduction With Brow Bone Setback

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 21139

Reshapes a prominent forehead by reducing the bone and moving the front wall of the sinus behind the brow backwards into a flatter position, then fixing it there. It is used where the brow ridge projects far enough that simply filing the bone down would break into the sinus. The incision is usually hidden within the hairline.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Forehead Reduction With Brow Bone Setback cost?

$1,148

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,148 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,096 to $1,622.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $13,183Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,622
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $1,148

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
$1,148.15
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,621.81
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$9,549.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,019.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$34,673.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 6.2 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.

Washington, DC· 46th of 51

$1,148

CA $6,457KY $1,047

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.