Putting A Dislocated Jaw Back In Place

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 21480

Treats a lower jaw that has slipped out of its socket in front of the ear. The clinician places their thumbs inside the mouth on the back teeth and presses down and back until the joint returns to position, with no incision. It covers a first dislocation and also repeat episodes in someone whose jaw comes out often.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Putting A Dislocated Jaw Back In Place cost?

$2,165

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,165 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $170 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

8% physician fee92% facility fee

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 57 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$170	$53.70 to $269
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$1,995	$288 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $63 to $7,413Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $34 to $407

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $67.61 Median $1,995.26 Typical High $8,128.31	Facility	Global	$67.61	$1,995.26	$8,128.31
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier 50 · Both sides Typical Low $147.91 Median $660.69 Typical High $1,445.44	Facility	50 · Both sides	$147.91	$660.69	$1,445.44
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,445.44 Median $3,630.78 Typical High $9,120.11	Facility	Global	$1,445.44	$3,630.78	$9,120.11
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $50.12 Median $371.54 Typical High $1,174.90	Facility	Global	$50.12	$371.54	$1,174.90
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $194.98 Median $977.24 Typical High $3,311.31	Facility	Global	$194.98	$977.24	$3,311.31

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 14.9 times more in California than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

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CA $4,122MD $277

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.