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Segmental Jaw Repositioning Surgery

Alabama rates for HCPCS 21198

This surgery cuts and repositions a segment of the lower jawbone to correct alignment problems, such as a misaligned bite or facial asymmetry. Only part of the jawbone is moved, rather than the whole jaw, to fine-tune its position and shape.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Segmental Jaw Repositioning Surgery cost?

$1,622

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,380 from a physician practice, and about $5,754 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,380$1,122 to $1,622
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,754$2,188 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $891 to $5,754Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $912 to $1,622
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $5,754professional $1,380

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
$776.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$5,754.40
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
32 · Mandated service
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,737.80
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
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 7.9 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.

Alabama· 18th of 51

$1,622

AK $4,074TX $513

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.