go back

Building Up the Contour of a Facial Bone

Colorado 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 Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,549 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,288 from a physician practice, and about $8,511 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,288$955 to $1,862
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,511$4,169 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $15,488Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $776 to $2,570
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,511professional $1,288

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
$2,570.40
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,659.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$16,218.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,754.23
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,511.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,754.23
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,011.87
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$13,489.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,019.95
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
$371.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 27th 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.