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Jaw Wiring For A Non-Fracture Condition

Indiana 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?

$589

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $562 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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$562$398 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$912 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $603 to $8,318Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $372 to $955
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $562

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
$549.54
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$691.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$549.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,258.93
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,122.02
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
$275.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$478.63

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 45th of 51

$589

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.