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Lifting A Dented Section Of Skull

New York 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 New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,230 from a physician practice, and about $4,467 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 9 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$1,230$1,023 to $1,905
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,467$2,630 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $10,233Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $891 to $3,388
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $4,467professional $1,230

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
$1,202.26
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,073.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,019.95
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$8,912.51
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$5,248.07
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,073.80
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,238.72
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,187.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$5,128.61
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,388.44
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,235.94

Where New York 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.

New York $2,042 · 10th 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.