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Closed Repositioning Of A Broken Jaw

Massachusetts 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?

$1,000

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $933 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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 8 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$933$741 to $1,585
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$813 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $776 to $5,129Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $631 to $2,089
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,399professional $933

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
$812.83
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,370.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,995.26
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$33,884.42
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,691.53
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,187.76
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,412.54
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,041.74
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$33,884.42
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 18th of 51

$1,000

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.