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Mid-Face Reconstruction

California rates for HCPCS 21146

This service surgically repositions the bones of the mid-face - the area around the upper jaw and cheekbones - through a planned, non-emergency operation that realigns the bone structure and secures it in place. It is used for a more extensive repositioning than the most basic version of this same procedure, and is a planned reconstructive procedure rather than treatment for a new injury.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Mid-Face Reconstruction cost?

$1,950

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,862 from a physician practice, and about $6,026 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 13 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,862$1,585 to $2,291
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,026$3,020 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $14,791Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $6,026
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $6,026professional $1,862

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
$2,238.72
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$18,197.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,290.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$21,379.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,981.07
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,912.51
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,238.72
Central California Alliance for Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$9,549.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,691.53
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,089.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,466.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14,791.08
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$14,791.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,912.51
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,570.40
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$17,378.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,754.23
9 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
$741.31
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,174.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,819.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$457.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$398.11

Where California sits

The same service costs 19.5 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.

California· 32nd of 51

$1,950

AK $6,457TX $331

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.