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Building Up the Contour of a Facial Bone

Alaska rates for HCPCS 21208

Surgery that adds to the contour of a facial bone using the patient's own bone, donated bone, or a manufactured implant, to build out an area that is flat, sunken, or underdeveloped. The material is shaped and fixed to the bone underneath through a hidden incision so that it stays in position.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Building Up the Contour of a Facial Bone cost?

$4,074

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,074 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,631 from a physician practice, and about $7,413 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,631$2,951 to $6,607
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,413$3,981 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $3,162 to $19,498Professionalmedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $7,586
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,413professional $3,631

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$20,892.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$23,988.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,248.07
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,912.51
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,606.93
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$23,988.33
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,511.38
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
$398.11
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,801.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,754.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,370.32

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.9 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$4,074

AK $4,074TX $832

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.