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Lifting A Dented Section Of Skull

Maryland 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?

$1,096

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,000 to $1,380.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $6,761Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $891 to $2,630
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,884professional $1,096

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$5,495.41
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,511.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,137.96
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $1,096 · 44th 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.