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Jaw Wiring For A Non-Fracture Condition

Montana 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?

$955

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $955 from a physician practice, and about $1,047 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$955$813 to $1,122
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,047$955 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $871 to $1,318Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,175
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,047professional $955

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,318.26
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,318.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,019.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 15th of 51

$955

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.