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Lifting A Dented Section Of Skull

Rhode Island 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?

$1,175

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,047 to $1,514.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $3,548 to $12,589Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $1,950
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $7,244professional $1,175

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $1,175 · 42nd 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.