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Minimally Invasive Repair Of A Broken Cheekbone

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 21355

This procedure repositions a broken cheekbone back into its normal alignment using manipulation through small skin punctures rather than a large open incision. It is used for fractures involving the cheekbone and the bony arch beside the ear. Because it avoids a large incision, recovery is typically quicker than with a fully open surgical repair.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Minimally Invasive Repair Of A Broken Cheekbone cost?

$447

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $347 to $851.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $479 to $27,542Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,175
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $427

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
$346.74
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$478.63
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,288.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$34,673.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,174.90
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
$169.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$338.84

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Washington, DC· 35th of 51

$447

AK $1,622UT $324

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.