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Removing the Ball of the Jaw Joint

North Dakota 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 October 2026.

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

$1,660

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,660 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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$1,660$1,413 to $1,862
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$891 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $891 to $4,677Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $912 to $2,138
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,818professional $1,660

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,737.80
2 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
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,162.28

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 20.9 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.

North Dakota· 10th of 51

$1,660

AK $3,467TX $166

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.