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Removal Of A Cancerous Lower Jaw Tumor

South Dakota 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?

$1,479

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,175 to $1,698.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $1,862
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,445professional $1,479

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
$870.96
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,290.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,022.64

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 47th of 50

$1,479

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.