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Facial Bone Reshaping to Reduce Size or Contour

Maryland 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 July 2026.

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

$759

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $631 to $891.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,230
$1K$2K$5Kprofessional $759

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,698.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Hawaii than in Kentucky. 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.

Maryland· 43rd of 51

$759

HI $3,162KY $676

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.