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Removal Of A Bony Bump On The Lower Jaw

Iowa rates for HCPCS 21031

Surgery to shave away a harmless bony growth on the inner side of the lower jaw. These bumps are common and usually left alone, but they are removed when they get in the way of a denture, interfere with eating or speaking, or are repeatedly rubbed sore.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Bony Bump On The Lower Jaw cost?

$676

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $646 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$646$525 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$617 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $447 to $7,079Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,047
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,288professional $646

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
$602.56
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$912.01
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$776.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,884.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$891.25
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$616.60
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$933.25
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$954.99
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$416.87

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$676

AK $1,122TX $234

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.