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Midface Reconstruction of the Upper Jaw and Nose

Tennessee 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?

$2,692

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,399 from a physician practice, and about $3,981 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$2,399$1,905 to $4,169
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,981$2,239 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $8,318Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $19,055
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,981professional $2,399

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
$1,819.70
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,235.94
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19,054.61
Median
$19,054.61
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,801.89
6 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
$794.33
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 18th of 51

$2,692

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.