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Putting a Skull Bone Flap Back in Place

Iowa rates for HCPCS 62143

Replaces the piece of skull bone, or the plate standing in for it, that was removed at an earlier operation, fixing it back over the opening. It restores protection for the brain and the normal contour of the head. The bone may have been stored in the meantime, or a made-to-fit plate used instead.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Putting a Skull Bone Flap Back in Place cost?

$4,477

Typical total for the visit. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,477 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,239 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,239$1,445 to $2,512
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$1,445 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $603 to $6,607Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $3,162
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $2,239

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,884.03
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$8,511.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,884.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,162.28
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 9.5 times more in Maine 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

Iowa· 14th of 51

$4,477

$2,239 physician + $2,239 facility

ME $16,237MD $1,710

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.