Repair of a Larger Skull Defect

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 62141

Rebuilds a gap in the skull where bone is missing, using the person's own bone or a made-to-fit plate secured over the opening to protect the brain and restore the shape of the head. This is the version used when the area of missing bone is larger. The gap may be left from an earlier operation, an injury, or removal of diseased bone.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repair of a Larger Skull Defect cost?

$8,088

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,088 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,778 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,310 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

22% physician fee78% facility fee

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 51 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$1,778	$1,288 to $2,570
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$6,310	$2,630 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $15,136Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $4,365

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,148.15 Median $4,265.80 Typical High $12,022.64	Facility	Global	$1,148.15	$4,265.80	$12,022.64
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $3,630.78 Median $9,332.54 Typical High $17,378.01	Facility	Global	$3,630.78	$9,332.54	$17,378.01
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,202.26 Median $3,311.31 Typical High $10,471.29	Facility	Global	$1,202.26	$3,311.31	$10,471.29
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier AS · PA/NP assist Typical Low $194.98 Median $194.98 Typical High $194.98	Facility	AS · PA/NP assist	$194.98	$194.98	$194.98
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $891.25 Median $3,090.30 Typical High $9,772.37	Facility	Global	$891.25	$3,090.30	$9,772.37

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 5.9 times more in California than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

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CA $11,790MD $2,010

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.