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Radical Removal of a Jaw Bone Cancer

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 21045

Removes a cancer of the lower jaw together with a wide margin of surrounding bone and soft tissue, taking a substantial section of the jaw with it. Going well beyond the visible edge of the tumor reduces the chance of cancer cells being left behind. Rebuilding the jaw is planned as part of the same treatment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Radical Removal of a Jaw Bone Cancer cost?

$7,763

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,763 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,738 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,026 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 54 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,738$1,288 to $2,512
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,026$2,692 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $14,791Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $4,467
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $6,026professional $1,738

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
$1,258.93
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$12,022.64
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$17,782.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$15,848.93

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 5.9 times more in Wisconsin than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee
WI $12,692MD $2,139

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.