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Removal Of A Noncancerous Growth From Upper Jaw

Colorado rates for HCPCS 21049

Surgery to remove a noncancerous growth or cyst from the upper jaw bone. Because of the size or position of the growth, the surgeon cuts through and removes a section of the jaw bone along with it rather than simply scooping it out.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Noncancerous Growth From Upper Jaw cost?

$1,905

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,622 from a physician practice, and about $8,511 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,622$1,349 to $2,089
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,511$3,981 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $15,488Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $2,630
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,511professional $1,622

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$16,218.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,089.30
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,398.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,089.30
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$5,011.87
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$13,489.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$870.96

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 16.6 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Colorado· 15th of 51

$1,905

AK $4,677TX $282

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.