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Jaw Wiring For A Non-Fracture Condition

Kentucky 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?

$513

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $501 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$501$427 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,413$708 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $525 to $3,890Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $398 to $891
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $501

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
$380.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$562.34
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,122.02
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$3,467.37
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,071.52
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$501.19

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$513

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.