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Repair of a Smaller Skull Defect

Alaska rates for HCPCS 62140

Rebuilds a gap in the skull where bone is missing, using the person's own bone or a shaped plate secured over the opening to protect the brain and restore the contour of the head. This is the version used when the area of missing bone is smaller. The gap may remain from an earlier operation, an injury, or removal of diseased bone.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repair of a Smaller Skull Defect cost?

$2,951

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,951 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,445 to $9,772.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $13,490
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,951

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
$3,235.94
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$14,125.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$6,606.93
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$6,606.93

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 12.9 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. 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.

Alaska· 31st of 50

$2,951

ME $12,303WV $955

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.