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Facial Bone Reshaping to Reduce Size or Contour

Kansas 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?

$955

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $933 from a physician practice, and about $3,467 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$933$794 to $1,096
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,467$1,698 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $11,749Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,445
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,467professional $933

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
$1,348.96
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$26,302.68
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,230.27
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
$302.00
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$851.14

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 24th of 51

$955

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.