diff --git a/pandas/io/formats/style.py b/pandas/io/formats/style.py
index c10ac07d452a8..ed142017a066b 100644
--- a/pandas/io/formats/style.py
+++ b/pandas/io/formats/style.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 
 import pandas as pd
 from pandas import (
-    Index,
     IndexSlice,
     RangeIndex,
 )
@@ -58,6 +57,7 @@
     Tooltips,
     maybe_convert_css_to_tuples,
     non_reducing_slice,
+    refactor_levels,
 )
 
 try:
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@ def _apply_index(
         axis = self.data._get_axis_number(axis)
         obj = self.index if axis == 0 else self.columns
 
-        levels_ = _refactor_levels(level, obj)
+        levels_ = refactor_levels(level, obj)
         data = DataFrame(obj.to_list()).loc[:, levels_]
 
         if method == "apply":
@@ -2206,7 +2206,7 @@ def hide_index(
                 self.hide_index_names = True
                 return self
 
-            levels_ = _refactor_levels(level, self.index)
+            levels_ = refactor_levels(level, self.index)
             self.hide_index_ = [
                 True if lev in levels_ else False for lev in range(self.index.nlevels)
             ]
@@ -2345,7 +2345,7 @@ def hide_columns(
                 self.hide_column_names = True
                 return self
 
-            levels_ = _refactor_levels(level, self.columns)
+            levels_ = refactor_levels(level, self.columns)
             self.hide_columns_ = [
                 True if lev in levels_ else False for lev in range(self.columns.nlevels)
             ]
@@ -3532,37 +3532,3 @@ def css_calc(x, left: float, right: float, align: str):
             index=data.index,
             columns=data.columns,
         )
-
-
-def _refactor_levels(
-    level: Level | list[Level] | None,
-    obj: Index,
-) -> list[Level]:
-    """
-    Returns a consistent levels arg for use in ``hide_index`` or ``hide_columns``.
-
-    Parameters
-    ----------
-    level : int, str, list
-        Original ``level`` arg supplied to above methods.
-    obj:
-        Either ``self.index`` or ``self.columns``
-
-    Returns
-    -------
-    list : refactored arg with a list of levels to hide
-    """
-    if level is None:
-        levels_: list[Level] = list(range(obj.nlevels))
-    elif isinstance(level, int):
-        levels_ = [level]
-    elif isinstance(level, str):
-        levels_ = [obj._get_level_number(level)]
-    elif isinstance(level, list):
-        levels_ = [
-            obj._get_level_number(lev) if not isinstance(lev, int) else lev
-            for lev in level
-        ]
-    else:
-        raise ValueError("`level` must be of type `int`, `str` or list of such")
-    return levels_
diff --git a/pandas/io/formats/style_render.py b/pandas/io/formats/style_render.py
index e0f2e68306b40..a63396b5637bc 100644
--- a/pandas/io/formats/style_render.py
+++ b/pandas/io/formats/style_render.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 from pandas._config import get_option
 
 from pandas._libs import lib
+from pandas._typing import Level
 from pandas.compat._optional import import_optional_dependency
 
 from pandas.core.dtypes.generic import ABCSeries
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ def __init__(
         precision = (
             get_option("styler.format.precision") if precision is None else precision
         )
-        self._display_funcs: DefaultDict[  # maps (row, col) -> formatting function
+        self._display_funcs: DefaultDict[  # maps (row, col) -> format func
             tuple[int, int], Callable[[Any], str]
         ] = defaultdict(lambda: partial(_default_formatter, precision=precision))
 
@@ -1172,6 +1173,40 @@ def maybe_convert_css_to_tuples(style: CSSProperties) -> CSSList:
     return style
 
 
+def refactor_levels(
+    level: Level | list[Level] | None,
+    obj: Index,
+) -> list[int]:
+    """
+    Returns a consistent levels arg for use in ``hide_index`` or ``hide_columns``.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    level : int, str, list
+        Original ``level`` arg supplied to above methods.
+    obj:
+        Either ``self.index`` or ``self.columns``
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    list : refactored arg with a list of levels to hide
+    """
+    if level is None:
+        levels_: list[int] = list(range(obj.nlevels))
+    elif isinstance(level, int):
+        levels_ = [level]
+    elif isinstance(level, str):
+        levels_ = [obj._get_level_number(level)]
+    elif isinstance(level, list):
+        levels_ = [
+            obj._get_level_number(lev) if not isinstance(lev, int) else lev
+            for lev in level
+        ]
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("`level` must be of type `int`, `str` or list of such")
+    return levels_
+
+
 class Tooltips:
     """
     An extension to ``Styler`` that allows for and manipulates tooltips on hover