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Open Repair of a Broken Jaw With the Teeth Fastened

Colorado rates for HCPCS 21462

Surgery that exposes a break in the lower jaw and holds the pieces with plates and screws, while wires or elastics also fasten the upper and lower teeth against each other. Setting the teeth into their normal bite guides the jaw bones into exactly the right position as they heal. Diet is restricted for as long as the teeth are held together.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Repair of a Broken Jaw With the Teeth Fastened cost?

$7,413

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,413 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,162 to $11,749.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $17,378Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $5,754
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,413professional $2,138

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,715.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$19,498.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$16,595.87
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,467.37
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,754.40
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$17,378.01

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 8.1 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Colorado· 8th of 50

$7,413

IN $15,136WV $1,862

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.