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Jaw Wiring For A Non-Fracture Condition

Iowa 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?

$1,318

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,318 from a physician practice, and about $1,660 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,318$1,000 to $1,585
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,660$1,096 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $741 to $5,012Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,950
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,660professional $1,318

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
$933.25
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,778.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,466.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$5,248.07
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,621.81
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,380.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,778.28
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,778.28
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
$467.74
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$776.25

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$1,318

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.