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Lifting A Dented Section Of Skull

Nevada 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?

$1,096

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,072 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 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$1,072$1,023 to $1,349
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$1,072 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $7,244Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $912 to $2,042
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,890professional $1,072

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
$2,137.96
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$5,495.41
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,698.24
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,698.24
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada $1,096 · 45th 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.