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Jaw Wiring For A Non-Fracture Condition

Michigan 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?

$759

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $741 from a physician practice, and about $912 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$741$646 to $871
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$912$891 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $550 to $2,291Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $537 to $955
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $912professional $741

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
$724.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,230.27
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$977.24
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$912.01
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$616.60
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$457.09
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$181.97
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$676.08
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$138.04
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$91.20
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$630.96

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 29th of 51

$759

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.