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Skull Repair Using The Patient's Own Bone

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 62146

Repair of a hole or defect in the skull using bone taken from the patient's own body, with obtaining that bone included in the operation. The graft is shaped and fixed in place to restore the contour of the skull and protect the brain beneath. This version covers a smaller area of skull.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Skull Repair Using The Patient's Own Bone cost?

$3,308

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,308 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,445 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,862 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,445$1,202 to $2,399
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,862$1,380 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $7,586Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $3,548
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,862professional $1,445

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
$1,202.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,548.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,754.23
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$7,585.78
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$11,748.98

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 14.5 times more in Maine than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeNorth Carolina $3,308 · 45th of 50
ME $28,653MD $1,979

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.