Jawbone Smoothing After Extractions — Smaller Area

North Carolina rates for HCPCS D7311

Reshaping and smoothing of the jawbone ridge at the time of removing a small number of teeth in one section of the mouth, done to create a more even surface for healing or for a denture or other replacement to fit properly afterward. It is performed as part of the same visit as the extractions, right after the teeth are removed. It covers a smaller stretch of the jaw than the version of this procedure used when more teeth are involved at once.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Jawbone Smoothing After Extractions — Smaller Area cost?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $141 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$141	$100 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$141	$132 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $85 to $219Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $91 to $209

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $141.25 Median $141.25 Typical High $141.25	Facility	Global	$141.25	$141.25	$141.25
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $85.11 Median $141.25 Typical High $151.36	Professional	Global	$85.11	$141.25	$151.36
BCBS Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $91.20 Median $138.04 Typical High $239.88	Professional	Global	$91.20	$138.04	$239.88
Medcost Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $81.28 Median $141.25 Typical High $218.78	Facility	Global	$81.28	$141.25	$218.78
Wellcare Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $3,715.35 Median $3,715.35 Typical High $3,715.35	Facility	Global	$3,715.35	$3,715.35	$3,715.35
Wellcare Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $912.01 Median $1,380.38 Typical High $1,380.38	Professional	Global	$912.01	$1,380.38	$1,380.38

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 16.6 times more in Minnesota than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $141 · 24th of 51

MN $1,072VT $64.57

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.