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Removing the Ball of the Jaw Joint

Missouri rates for HCPCS 21050

Removes the rounded end of the lower jawbone that forms the jaw joint just in front of the ear. It is done when that part of the joint is severely damaged, fused, or diseased and is causing pain or preventing the mouth from opening properly.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removing the Ball of the Jaw Joint cost?

$1,318

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,047 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,047$871 to $1,380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$1,349 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $871 to $5,623Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $794 to $3,548
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $1,047

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
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$4,786.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$18,620.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Missouri sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Missouri· 18th of 51

$1,318

CA $5,012DE $871

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.