go back

Release of a Tight Neck Muscle for Head Tilt

Alaska rates for HCPCS 21725

Surgery that divides the tight band of muscle running from behind the ear down to the collarbone, which is pulling the head into a tilted and turned position. Releasing it lets the head sit straight, and the corrected position is then held while the tissue heals.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Release of a Tight Neck Muscle for Head Tilt cost?

$2,239

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,239 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,239 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 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$2,239$1,413 to $2,399
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$832 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $603 to $10,715Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $575 to $2,818
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,023professional $2,239

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,778.28
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,801.89
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,019.95
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,023.29
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,801.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$2,239

AK $2,239UT $355

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.