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Removal Of A Cancerous Lower Jaw Tumor

California rates for HCPCS 21044

Removes a cancerous growth from the mandible, the lower jawbone, together with the bone it involves. The surgeon takes a margin of surrounding jawbone with the tumor to clear the disease. Tissue removed is sent for examination.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Cancerous Lower Jaw Tumor cost?

$6,026

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,026 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,981 to $8,710.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $14,125Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $513 to $2,188
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $6,166professional $912

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
$3,548.13
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$22,908.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$13,489.63
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,754.40
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,202.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,187.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$28,840.32
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$25,118.86

Where California sits

The same service costs 17.0 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

California· 12th of 50

$6,026

IN $14,454WV $851

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.