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Building Up the Contour of a Facial Bone

Iowa 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 July 2026.

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

$1,738

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,175 to $2,818.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $741 to $4,571
$1K$2K$5K$10Kprofessional $1,738

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,897.79
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$8,709.64
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,466.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,073.80
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Hawaii than in Kentucky. 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.

Iowa· 12th of 51

$1,738

HI $4,074KY $977

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.