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Other Surgery On The Skull, Face Or Jaw Bones

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 21299

Covers an operation on the bones of the skull, face or jaws that has no standard named entry of its own. The surgeon submits a written report describing exactly what was done, and the insurer prices it by comparing it with similar named operations.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Other Surgery On The Skull, Face Or Jaw Bones cost?

$407

Typical facility fee. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $158 to $955.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $112 to $3,715Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $776 to $776
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $407professional $776

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
1 more rate 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
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
ET · Emergency service
Typical Low
$36,307.81
Median
$36,307.81
Typical High
$42,657.95

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 55.0 times more in Alabama than in Montana. 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.

Rhode Island· 35th of 51

$407

AL $4,365MT $79.43

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.