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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 October 2026.

How much does Lifting A Dented Section Of Skull cost?

$2,042

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,905 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,905$1,380 to $2,138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$1,905 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $8,318Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $2,399
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,884professional $1,905

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
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,772.37
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,659.59
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,398.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,235.94
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$10,471.29
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,398.83
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$4,677.35
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
10 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
$645.65
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,570.40
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Idaho· 10th of 51

$2,042

AK $4,266TX $646

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.