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Removal Of A Cancerous Lower Jaw Tumor

Washington, DC 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?

$5,129

Typical facility fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,129 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,138 to $6,918.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $891 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $794 to $1,995
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,129professional $1,778

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,762.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$34,673.69

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 17th of 50

$5,129

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.