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Lifting A Dented Section Of Skull

Montana 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?

$1,820

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,820 from a physician practice, and about $1,820 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$1,820$1,479 to $2,138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,820$1,660 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $2,188Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $5,495
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,820professional $1,820

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,778.28
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,187.76
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,187.76
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,778.28
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where Montana 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.

Montana $1,820 · 17th 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.