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Lifting A Dented Section Of Skull

West 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 October 2026.

How much does Lifting A Dented Section Of Skull cost?

$1,288

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,259 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,259$912 to $1,995
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$1,698 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $4,467Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $776 to $3,162
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,570professional $1,259

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
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 36th of 51

$1,288

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.