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Open Jaw Fracture Repair With External Fixation

Montana rates for HCPCS 21454

This service surgically treats a broken lower jawbone through an open approach, using a stabilizing frame or pins placed through the skin to hold the bone in the correct position while it heals. It is used for jaw fractures that need more support than simple splinting or wiring can provide. The device stays in place for a period of weeks while the bone mends.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Open Jaw Fracture Repair With External Fixation cost?

$776

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $776 from a physician practice, and about $794 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$776$501 to $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$776 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $776 to $3,162Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $85 to $912
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $794professional $776

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$13,803.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$891.25
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$831.76
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$13,803.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$977.24

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 18.2 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Montana· 23rd of 51

$776

AK $1,995TX $110

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.