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Lifting A Dented Section Of Skull

Connecticut 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?

$1,905

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,622 from a physician practice, and about $6,761 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 5 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$1,622$1,175 to $2,188
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,761$4,365 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $3,715 to $10,965Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $977 to $2,884
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $6,761professional $1,622

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
$1,949.84
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,022.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,019.95
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $1,905 · 14th 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.