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Rebuilding The Cheek Arch And Jaw Joint Socket

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 21255

Rebuilds the arch of the cheekbone and the socket of the jaw joint in front of the ear, using grafts of the patient's own bone and cartilage. It is done when the jaw joint has fused solid or the joint surface is missing, leaving the mouth unable to open properly. Creating a new joint surface restores the ability to open the mouth, chew, and speak.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Rebuilding The Cheek Arch And Jaw Joint Socket cost?

$2,089

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,089 from a physician practice, and about $7,413 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$2,089$1,778 to $2,692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,413$3,890 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $14,454Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $3,311
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $7,413professional $2,089

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
$4,570.88
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$16,595.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,786.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,041.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$9,772.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,090.30
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,715.35
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
$707.95
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 18.6 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.

Connecticut· 17th of 51

$2,089

AK $5,370TX $288

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.