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Facial Bone Reshaping to Reduce Size or Contour

Massachusetts 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?

$1,230

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,230 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,230 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,230$851 to $1,905
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$776 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $631 to $6,166Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $676 to $2,818
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,479professional $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
$1,819.70
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,819.70
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$9,549.93
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$10,000.00
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,041.74
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,412.54
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$10,232.93
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,398.83
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$9,549.93
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$13,489.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,754.23
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,905.46
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$758.58
7 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
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,258.93
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$537.03

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 10th of 51

$1,230

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.