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Midface Reconstruction of the Upper Jaw and Nose

Iowa 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?

$3,020

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,020 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,884 from a physician practice, and about $5,248 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 7 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$2,884$1,820 to $4,169
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,248$4,266 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $11,482Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $6,918
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,248professional $2,884

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
$2,884.03
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$10,964.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,128.61
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,456.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$11,481.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$18,197.01
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,128.61
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,801.89

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 4.6 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.

Iowa· 13th of 51

$3,020

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.