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Jaw Wiring For A Non-Fracture Condition

Alaska rates for HCPCS 21497

This procedure wires the upper and lower teeth together to hold the jaw in a fixed position for a reason other than a broken jaw. It is used, for example, to stabilize the jaw after certain corrective jaw surgery or to keep it immobile for a period of healing when no fracture is present.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Jaw Wiring For A Non-Fracture Condition cost?

$2,399

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,399 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,399 from a physician practice, and about $2,188 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$2,399$1,778 to $2,884
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$1,413 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $7,079Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $741 to $3,236
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,188professional $2,399

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,137.96
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,677.35
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,715.35
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,041.74
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,884.03
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,248.07
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,388.44
6 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
$302.00
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.6 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$2,399

AK $2,399TX $427

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.