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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 July 2026.

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

$631

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 6 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$589$501 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$1,413 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $724 to $4,365Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $427 to $955
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $589

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
$537.03
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,096.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$691.83
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$851.14
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,467.37
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$631

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.