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Segmental Jaw Repositioning Surgery

California 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 July 2026.

How much does Segmental Jaw Repositioning Surgery cost?

$6,607

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,607 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,349 from a physician practice, and about $10,233 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 13 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$1,349$1,023 to $2,512
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10,233$6,761 to $14,125

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,233 · 10th to 90th $3,236 to $17,783Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $871 to $5,495
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $10,233professional $1,349

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
$2,951.21
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$19,054.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$6,309.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$17,782.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,467.37
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$19,498.45
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,951.21
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,412.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,511.89
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$16,982.44
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,187.76
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,754.23
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where California sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $6,607 · 1st of 51
CA $6,607DE $1,047

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.