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Minor Bite Adjustment

North Carolina 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?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $48.98 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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 5 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$48.98$41.69 to $63.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$41.69 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $37 to $74Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $37 to $100
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $42professional $49

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
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$107.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$77.62
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$363.08

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 19th of 51

$48.98

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.