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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 July 2026.

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

$1,047

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $933 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$933$661 to $1,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,413 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $933 to $6,761Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $589 to $3,388
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $933

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,137.96
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,466.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,365.16
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,737.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,778.28
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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· 11th of 51

$1,047

CA $2,570KY $631

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.