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Minor Bite Adjustment

Iowa 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?

$42.66

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $39.81 to $69.18.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $40 to $112Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $32 to $102
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $48professional $42

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
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$42.66
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$125.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$117.49
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$281.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$102.33
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 25th of 51

$42.66

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.