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Minor Bite Adjustment

California rates for HCPCS D9951

A focused adjustment of how a few teeth meet when you bite down, done by gently reshaping the biting surfaces. It's used to relieve discomfort, uneven pressure, or wear caused by a bite that isn't lining up correctly in a small area of the mouth.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Minor Bite Adjustment cost?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $46.77 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 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 6 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$46.77$38.90 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$52.48 to $229

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $44 to $1,479Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $32 to $182
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $63professional $47

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
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$66.07
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,388.44
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$204.17
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$87.10
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$79.43

Where California sits

The same service costs 7.4 times more in Minnesota than in Nebraska. 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.

California· 15th of 51

$52.48

MN $240NE $32.36

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.