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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 July 2026.

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

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $631 from a physician practice, and about $6,607 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 5 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$631$550 to $724
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,607$3,981 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $10,471Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $468 to $933
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,607professional $631

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
$724.44
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$660.69
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 46th of 51

$692

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.