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Removal Of A Bony Bump On The Lower Jaw

Nevada 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $1,660 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$324$269 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,660$759 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $309 to $4,365Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $240 to $501
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,660professional $324

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
$281.84
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,128.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$524.81
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$501.19
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$575.44
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$524.81
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
$128.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$281.84

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 43rd of 51

$339

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.