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Lifting A Dented Section Of Skull

Colorado rates for HCPCS 62000

Surgery that raises a piece of skull pushed inward by a blow to the head, restoring the normal contour and taking pressure off the brain beneath. This version covers a clean depression where the tough covering over the brain has not been torn.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Lifting A Dented Section Of Skull cost?

$3,090

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,090 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,175 from a physician practice, and about $5,754 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,175$1,023 to $1,479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,754$3,631 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $10,965Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $2,138
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,754professional $1,175

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
$1,023.29
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,570.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,089.30
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,888.44
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,137.96
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$18,197.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $3,090 · 5th of 51
CA $7,413WV $977

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.