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Jaw Wiring For A Non-Fracture Condition

Minnesota 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?

$1,413

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,413 from a physician practice, and about $1,445 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$1,413$1,023 to $1,820
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,445$724 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $603 to $3,981Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $724 to $2,455
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,445professional $1,413

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
$602.56
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,606.93
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,818.38
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,019.95
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
6 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$72.44

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 3rd of 51

$1,413

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.