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Jaw Wiring For A Non-Fracture Condition

Missouri 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?

$724

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $708 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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$708$589 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$1,148 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $661 to $6,607Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $468 to $4,365
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,344professional $708

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
$741.31
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$794.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,258.93
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$512.86

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 31st of 51

$724

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.