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Release of a Tight Neck Muscle for Head Tilt

Michigan 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?

$661

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $661 from a physician practice, and about $501 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$661$575 to $724
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$468 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,445Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,202
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $501professional $661

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
$691.83
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,754.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$870.96
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$724.44
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$676.08
12 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
$346.74
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 30th of 51

$661

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.