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Hyoid Suspension Surgery For Sleep Apnea

Wyoming rates for HCPCS 21685

Repositions the hyoid, a small U-shaped bone in the front of the neck, and secures it forward so the base of the tongue and the airway behind it are held more open. It is used to treat obstructive sleep apnea, in which the airway collapses during sleep. The bone is reached through an incision in the neck.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Hyoid Suspension Surgery For Sleep Apnea cost?

$8,600

Typical total for the visit. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,600 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,291 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,310 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,291$1,905 to $2,884
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,310$3,467 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $10,000Professionalmedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $3,467
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,310professional $2,291

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$6,309.57
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$13,803.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Alaska 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Wyoming· 3rd of 51

$8,600

$2,291 physician + $6,310 facility

AK $11,061KY $2,148

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.