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Removal Of A Noncancerous Growth From Upper Jaw

Georgia 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?

$1,698

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,622 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,622$1,445 to $2,138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,175 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $708 to $7,413Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $2,692
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $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
$1,230.27
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,698.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$436.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,019.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,951.21
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
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$977.24

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 23rd of 51

$1,698

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.