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Surgical Lifting of a Collapsed Cheekbone Arch

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 21356

Surgery to lift the slender arch of the cheekbone back into shape after a break has pushed it inward. The surgeon reaches the bone through a small incision, commonly hidden in the hairline above the ear, and elevates the sunken segment into position. It restores the contour of the cheek and can relieve difficulty opening the jaw.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgical Lifting of a Collapsed Cheekbone Arch cost?

$3,738

Typical total for the visit. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,738 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $427 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,311 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$427$339 to $513
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,311$1,950 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $617 to $8,511Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $302 to $708
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,311professional $427

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$489.78
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$645.65
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,884.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$831.76

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 13.5 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Kentucky· 30th of 50

$3,738

$427 physician + $3,311 facility

IN $13,340WV $991

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.