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Midface Reconstruction of the Upper Jaw and Nose

Michigan 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 October 2026.

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

$2,344

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,344 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,344 from a physician practice, and about $7,586 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,344$1,950 to $2,399
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,586$2,754 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $11,749Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $2,630
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $7,586professional $2,344

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
$2,290.87
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$13,182.57
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,388.44
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,754.40
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,754.23
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,691.53
12 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
$1,148.15
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Michigan sits

The same service costs 20.0 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.

Michigan· 28th of 51

$2,344

AK $7,244TX $363

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.