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Jaw Wiring For A Non-Fracture Condition

South Carolina 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?

$631

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$589$447 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$759 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $617 to $7,079Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $126 to $933
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $977professional $589

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
$676.08
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$7,079.46
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$933.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,023.29
11 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
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$562.34
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$616.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$251.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$173.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$173.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$173.78

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 43rd of 51

$631

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.