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Jaw Wiring For A Non-Fracture Condition

Virginia 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 July 2026.

How much does Jaw Wiring For A Non-Fracture Condition cost?

$759

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $759 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$759$631 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$741 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $617 to $6,918Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,445
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,259professional $759

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,445.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,445.44
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,445.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Virginia· 32nd of 51

$759

CA $2,570KY $631

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.