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Lifting A Dented Section Of Skull

Kansas 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?

$1,479

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,288 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 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$1,288$1,047 to $1,479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$2,239 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $10,000Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $891 to $1,622
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,266professional $1,288

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
$1,258.93
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$7,585.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $1,479 · 24th 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.