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Jaw Wiring For A Non-Fracture Condition

Illinois 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?

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $1,413 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$692$525 to $912
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,413$1,000 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $692 to $4,365Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,148
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $692

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
$602.56
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,122.02
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,754.23
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$933.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
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
$281.84
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$478.63

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 33rd of 51

$692

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.