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Jaw Wiring For A Non-Fracture Condition

Ohio 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?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 from a physician practice, and about $977 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$550$372 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$646 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $501 to $5,248Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $98 to $912
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $977professional $550

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
$870.96
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,691.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,096.48
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$851.14
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$407.38
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,071.52
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
$275.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$512.86

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 47th of 51

$550

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.