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Jaw Wiring For A Non-Fracture Condition

Maryland 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?

$661

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $603 to $759.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $214 to $724Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,096
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $468professional $661

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$758.58
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,548.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,412.54
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 49th of 51

$661

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.