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Percutaneous Jaw Fracture Fixation

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 21452

This stabilizes a broken lower jaw using pins placed through the skin that connect to an external frame, holding the bone fragments in proper position while they heal. It's a less invasive alternative to fully opening the jaw surgically, used when the fracture pattern allows the bone to be aligned and held externally. The frame typically stays in place for several weeks until the bone has healed enough to remove it.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Percutaneous Jaw Fracture Fixation cost?

$589

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $562 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$562$257 to $724
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$794 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $603 to $7,244Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $123 to $933
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,349professional $562

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$7,079.46
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$977.24
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,000.00
11 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$645.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$181.97

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in Alaska 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· 40th of 51

$589

AK $2,138KY $363

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.