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Removal Of A Noncancerous Growth From Upper Jaw

Massachusetts 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?

$1,950

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,905 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,905$1,445 to $3,090
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$1,318 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $851 to $7,079Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $10,000
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $1,905

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
$1,548.82
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,548.13
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$9,549.93
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,019.95
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,698.24
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$10,232.93
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,548.13
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$9,549.93
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$13,489.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$5,370.32
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,778.28
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,230.27
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
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,778.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 13th of 51

$1,950

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.