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Lifting A Dented Section Of Skull

North Dakota 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?

$2,042

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,089 from a physician practice, and about $977 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$2,089$1,122 to $2,399
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$955 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $955 to $8,511Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $977 to $2,692
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $977professional $2,089

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
$977.24
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota $2,042 · 11th 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.