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Jaw Wiring For A Non-Fracture Condition

Massachusetts 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?

$1,122

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,122 from a physician practice, and about $891 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,122$813 to $1,778
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$891$661 to $1,549

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $490 to $3,311Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $617 to $2,692
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $891professional $1,122

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
$1,513.56
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,621.81
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,630.78
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,370.32
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,862.09
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,288.25
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$5,128.61
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,187.76
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,630.78
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,691.53
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,071.52
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$588.84
7 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
$302.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,148.15
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$426.58

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 10th of 51

$1,122

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.