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Surgical Lifting of a Collapsed Cheekbone Arch

North Carolina 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?

$1,294

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,294 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $603 to the doctor who performs it, and $692 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$603$479 to $851
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$692$525 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $389 to $7,586Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,259
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $692professional $603

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
$389.05
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,288.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$891.25
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$45,708.82
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,677.35

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 48th of 50

$1,294

$603 physician + $692 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.