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Lifting A Dented Section Of Skull

Minnesota 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?

$2,512

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,399 from a physician practice, and about $5,129 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 6 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$2,399$1,862 to $3,236
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,129$2,818 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $11,749Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $3,981
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,129professional $2,399

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
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$22,908.68
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$9,549.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,570.88
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,413.10
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$10,471.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$11,748.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $2,512 · 6th 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.