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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 October 2026.

How much does Lifting A Dented Section Of Skull cost?

$2,089

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,089 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,089$1,738 to $2,455
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$977 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $977 to $4,467Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $2,692
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,818professional $2,089

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,466.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in Alaska than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

North Dakota· 9th of 51

$2,089

AK $4,266TX $646

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.