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Removal Of A Bony Bump On The Lower Jaw

South Dakota 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 July 2026.

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

$550

Typical physician fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $355 to $741.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $282 to $912
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $550

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,884.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$891.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$891.25
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,047.13
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

South Dakota· 6th of 51

$550

AK $832KY $295

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.