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Facial Bone Reshaping to Reduce Size or Contour

Nebraska 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 Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,072 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,072$813 to $1,549
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,467$2,399 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $12,589Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $562 to $2,042
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,467professional $1,072

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
$724.44
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$25,118.86
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$9,772.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$10,000.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,041.74
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,623.41
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,995.26
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
$281.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$660.69

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 12th 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.