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Jaw Wiring For A Non-Fracture Condition

Pennsylvania 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?

$646

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $646 from a physician practice, and about $891 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$646$550 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$891$617 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $490 to $4,365Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $501 to $851
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $891professional $646

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
$645.65
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$524.81
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,148.15
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,412.54
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,230.27
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$758.58
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$151.36
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$562.34
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$112.20
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$75.86
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$524.81
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,318.26
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,511.89
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 40th of 51

$646

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.