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Closed Repositioning Of A Broken Jaw

Maryland 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?

$724

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $617 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$724$661 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$617$437 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $355 to $776Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,202
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $617professional $724

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
$354.81
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$851.14
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,698.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,548.82
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 49th of 51

$724

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.