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Open Repair of a Midface Fracture

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 21348

Open surgery to repair a broken midface, where the upper jaw and the bones around the nose have been separated from the rest of the skull. The surgeon exposes the broken bones through incisions, moves them back into their correct position, and holds them there with plates, screws, or wires so that the bite and the shape of the face are restored.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Repair of a Midface Fracture cost?

$1,259

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,259 from a physician practice, and about $10,000 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 6 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$1,259$1,072 to $1,445
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10,000$1,622 to $16,596

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,000 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $21,878Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $977 to $2,818
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $10,000professional $1,259

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
$1,258.93
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$15,135.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,398.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$25,703.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,905.46

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 6.2 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Carolina $1,259 · 42nd of 51
CA $6,761DE $1,096

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.