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Minor Bite Adjustment

New York 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?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $46.77 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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 7 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$38.02 to $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$30.90 to $34.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $28 to $41Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $32 to $78
$100$1K$10Kfacility $32professional $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
$28.18
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$66.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$91.20
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,073.80
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50,118.72
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$53,703.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$79.43
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$40.74

Where New York 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.

New York· 21st of 51

$45.71

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.