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Jaw Wiring For A Non-Fracture Condition

South 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?

$1,318

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,318 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,318$1,096 to $1,585
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$891$759 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $631 to $1,585Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $692 to $1,950
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $891professional $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
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,248.07
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,548.82
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$954.99
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,698.24
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,949.84
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,819.70
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
$257.04
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$512.86

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 5th of 51

$1,318

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.