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Closed Repositioning Of A Broken Jaw

Alaska rates for HCPCS 21451

This service treats a broken lower jawbone by manually repositioning the bone into proper alignment without surgically opening the area. The jaw is often then stabilized with wiring or a splint while it heals. It is used for fractures that can be corrected without an incision.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Closed Repositioning Of A Broken Jaw cost?

$1,820

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,950 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 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$1,950$741 to $3,020
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$813 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $603 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $603 to $3,631
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,349professional $1,950

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
$2,041.74
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,344.23
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,630.78
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,265.80
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,168.69

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$1,820

CA $3,631KY $692

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.