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Minor Bite Adjustment

Washington 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $53.70 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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$53.70$44.67 to $79.43
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$66.07 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $55 to $4,677Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $41 to $107
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $89professional $54

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
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$54.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$5,128.61
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$114.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$75.86
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 14th of 51

$54.95

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.