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Building Up the Contour of a Facial Bone

Arizona 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?

$1,549

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,549 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,514 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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$1,514$813 to $1,995
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$1,820 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $8,318Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $676 to $6,166
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,802professional $1,514

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
$977.24
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,949.84
7 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
$338.84
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,023.29
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GC · Resident with teaching physician
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 25th of 51

$1,549

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.