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Lifting A Dented Section Of Skull

Missouri 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?

$2,138

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,122 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 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$1,122$1,000 to $1,549
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$2,630 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $871 to $2,512
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,266professional $1,122

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
$1,071.52
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$10,000.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $2,138 · 7th 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.