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Reshaping Overgrown Skull Bone

New Jersey rates for HCPCS 21181

Reshapes an area of skull bone that has become enlarged or distorted by a noncancerous bone condition, shaving and contouring it back toward a normal outline. The work stays on the outer surface of the skull rather than opening it, and the aim is a smooth, balanced head or brow shape. It is used for conditions in which healthy bone is gradually replaced by softer, overgrown bone.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Reshaping Overgrown Skull Bone cost?

$933

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $759 from a physician practice, and about $9,333 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$759$708 to $1,259
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9,333$5,888 to $11,749

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,333 · 10th to 90th $4,365 to $14,125Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $617 to $4,074
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $9,333professional $759

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
$4,466.84
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,290.87
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,148.15
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$30,902.95
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,778.28

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. 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· 38th of 51

$933

HI $5,248DE $741

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.