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Jaw Wiring For A Non-Fracture Condition

Idaho 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?

$1,175

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,175 from a physician practice, and about $977 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,175$1,000 to $1,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$794 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $646 to $3,981Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $813 to $1,479
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $977professional $1,175

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
$1,621.81
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,479.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,380.38
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,737.80
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,011.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,698.24
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,995.26
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,380.38
23 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
$407.38
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$204.17
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$741.31
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$295.12
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,096.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$218.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$147.91
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,023.29
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,096.48
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$154.88
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 9th of 51

$1,175

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.