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Building Up the Contour of a Facial Bone

New Mexico 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?

$1,622

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,445 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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$1,445$977 to $2,239
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$2,291 to $12,882

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $20,893Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $741 to $2,754
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $4,898professional $1,445

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
$758.58
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$23,988.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,754.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,238.72
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,165.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,479.11
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
$380.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,584.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 22nd of 51

$1,622

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.