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Advancement Of The Midface And Forehead

New Jersey rates for HCPCS 21160

Major craniofacial surgery that moves the bones of the midface and forehead forward as a unit and repositions the upper jaw, using bone grafts to fill and steady the gaps created. It is done to correct severe underdevelopment of the middle of the face and the forehead, improving the airway, protection of the eyes, and the bite.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Advancement Of The Midface And Forehead cost?

$2,884

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,884 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,818 from a physician practice, and about $5,248 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,818$2,399 to $3,162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,248$3,311 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $10,965Professionalmedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $4,074
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,248professional $2,818

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
$4,466.84
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,888.44
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$22,387.21
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
6 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
$1,348.96
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 20.9 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.

New Jersey· 42nd of 51

$2,884

AK $11,220TX $537

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.