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Closed Repositioning Of A Broken Jaw

North Carolina 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?

$955

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $912 from a physician practice, and about $1,072 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$912$724 to $1,514
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,072$759 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $631 to $8,511Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $631 to $2,344
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,072professional $912

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
$758.58
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,412.54
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$33,884.42
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$6,456.54

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 20th of 51

$955

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.