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Closed Repositioning Of A Broken Jaw

South 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?

$794

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $759 from a physician practice, and about $1,660 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$759$661 to $871
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,660$871 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $724 to $20,417Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,622
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,660professional $759

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
$724.44
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,548.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 39th of 51

$794

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.