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Segmental Jaw Repositioning Surgery

Louisiana 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?

$1,622

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,349 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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 5 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 $1,698
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,413 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $891 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $955 to $1,995
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $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
$794.33
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$12,302.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,621.81
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Louisiana· 23rd of 51

$1,622

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.