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Minor Bite Adjustment

Minnesota 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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 3 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$240$191 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$275 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $43 to $7,413Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $43 to $240
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,344professional $240

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
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,585.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$89.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 1st of 51

$240

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.