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Facial Bone Reshaping to Reduce Size or Contour

Iowa rates for HCPCS 21209

A surgical procedure that reshapes one or more facial bones to reduce their size or smooth out a prominent contour, such as an overly large jaw, cheekbone, or chin area. The surgeon removes or files down excess bone to create a more balanced facial shape. It may be done for cosmetic reasons or to correct a bone that has grown too large or asymmetrically.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Facial Bone Reshaping to Reduce Size or Contour cost?

$1,479

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,349 from a physician practice, and about $4,467 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$1,349$1,148 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,467$1,660 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $12,303Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $851 to $2,089
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,467professional $1,349

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
$954.99
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,995.26
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$12,589.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$10,000.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,995.26
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,888.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,949.84
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,949.84
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
$309.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$870.96

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 6.2 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$1,479

AK $3,020TX $490

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.