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Repositioning The Lower Jaw With Plates And Screws

Alaska rates for HCPCS 21196

Splits the bone of the lower jaw in a controlled way so the jaw can be moved forward, back or rotated into a better position, then fixes it there with small plates and screws. The fixation is rigid enough that the jaws do not have to be wired shut afterwards. It is used to correct a bite that does not line up, and can also help breathing and appearance.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repositioning The Lower Jaw With Plates And Screws cost?

$6,419

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,419 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,467 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,951 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,467$1,380 to $6,026
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,951$1,622 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $13,183Professionalmedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $7,586
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,951professional $3,467

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$0.65
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,786.30
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$7,762.47
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,585.78
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$8,511.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$7,762.47
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,317.64

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 6.4 times more in Delaware than in West Virginia. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 31st of 51

$6,419

$3,467 physician + $2,951 facility

DE $19,228WV $2,993

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.