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Midface Reconstruction of the Upper Jaw and Nose

Alabama rates for HCPCS 21151

Reconstructive surgery that repositions the bones of the middle of the face — the upper jaw and the area around the nose — to correct a deformity or a jaw that does not line up with the rest of the face. The bones are cut in a planned pattern, moved into their corrected position, and held there while they heal.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Midface Reconstruction of the Upper Jaw and Nose cost?

$2,344

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,344 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,950 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 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 4 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$1,950$1,622 to $2,884
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$1,738 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $8,710Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $3,548
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,677professional $1,950

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
$794.33
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$9,772.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,235.94

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $2,344 · 31st of 51
CA $8,318DE $1,820

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.