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Facial Bone Reshaping to Reduce Size or Contour

Mississippi 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?

$1,122

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,047 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 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$1,047$692 to $1,288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$1,349 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $933 to $7,413Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,660
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,570professional $1,047

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
$691.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,348.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,584.89
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
$269.15
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 11th of 51

$1,122

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.