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Jaw Wiring For A Non-Fracture Condition

North Dakota 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?

$1,288

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,318 from a physician practice, and about $708 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$1,318$1,122 to $1,514
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$589 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,698Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,738
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $708professional $1,318

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
$588.84
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,513.56
8 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
$295.12
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$109.65

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 7th of 51

$1,288

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.