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Minor Bite Adjustment

Pennsylvania 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.90 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 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 4 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$38.90$34.67 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$38.90 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $39 to $39Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $32 to $49
$100$1K$10Kfacility $39professional $39

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
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$48.98
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$77,624.71
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$46.77

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 41st of 51

$38.90

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.