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Lifting A Dented Section Of Skull

Idaho 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?

$1,698

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,514 from a physician practice, and about $4,467 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 8 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$1,514$1,288 to $2,089
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,467$2,042 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $10,000Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $2,399
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,467professional $1,514

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
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,862.09
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,398.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,089.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$10,471.29
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,398.83
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,623.41
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$22,387.21
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $1,698 · 18th 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.