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Reshaping Overgrown Skull Bone

Ohio 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 Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $776 from a physician practice, and about $7,586 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 8 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$776$692 to $1,023
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,586$3,388 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $12,589Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $617 to $2,455
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $7,586professional $776

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
$1,380.38
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$10,232.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$16,982.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,288.25
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,445.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$416.87
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 39th 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.