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Lifting A Dented Section Of Skull

Virginia 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?

$1,259

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,175 from a physician practice, and about $3,631 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 8 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$1,175$1,072 to $1,479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,631$1,230 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $12,589Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $955 to $2,512
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,631professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,137.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,570.40
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$22,387.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $1,259 · 36th 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.