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Building Up the Contour of a Facial Bone

Michigan 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?

$1,514

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,230 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$1,230$955 to $2,089
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$2,570 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $6,918Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $209 to $2,455
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $1,230

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
$933.25
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,606.93
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,884.03
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,918.31
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,511.89
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,290.87
12 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
$467.74
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,412.54
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$426.58
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,584.89
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$316.23
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$208.93
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 28th of 51

$1,514

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.