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Jaw Wiring For A Non-Fracture Condition

Oklahoma 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?

$813

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $813 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $4,169 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$724$617 to $912
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,169$1,000 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $646 to $15,136Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $562 to $4,365
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,169professional $724

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
$831.76
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$17,378.01
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$870.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$4,168.69
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$870.96
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
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$512.86

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 26th of 51

$813

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.