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Jaw Wiring For A Non-Fracture Condition

Tennessee 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?

$871

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $851 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 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$851$646 to $1,380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$759 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $537 to $2,884Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $537 to $5,129
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,318professional $851

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
$1,071.52
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,148.15
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,258.93
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
$269.15
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$630.96

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 19th of 51

$871

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.