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Rib Cartilage Graft to the Face, Nose, or Ear

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 21230

Takes a piece of cartilage from the patient's own rib and shapes it to rebuild part of the face, chin, nose, or ear, with the harvesting of the rib cartilage included in the same operation. Rib is chosen when a large or strong piece is needed — more than the cartilage inside the nose or ear can supply. The shaped graft is fixed in place and the tissue closed over it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Rib Cartilage Graft to the Face, Nose, or Ear cost?

$2,692

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,692 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,096 to $8,710.

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

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $741 to $14,454Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $1,738
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,692professional $1,259

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$19,498.45
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$33,884.42

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 30.9 times more in West Virginia than in Maryland. 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.

North Carolina· 40th of 50

$2,692

WV $21,380MD $692

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.