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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 July 2026.

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

$912

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $871 from a physician practice, and about $1,905 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 8 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$871$676 to $1,445
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,905$759 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $724 to $4,467Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,905
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,905professional $871

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
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,819.70
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$28,840.32
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,949.84
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$3,467.37
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,380.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,862.09
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$28,840.32
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 19th of 51

$912

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.