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Removal of a Noncancerous Growth from the Jawbone

Tennessee rates for HCPCS 21040

Surgical removal of a noncancerous growth or cyst from within the lower jawbone, done by scraping or scooping out the abnormal tissue from inside the bone. It is used to treat cysts or benign tumors that have formed within the jaw, which can weaken the bone or crowd nearby teeth if left untreated. The surgeon works through an opening to reach and clear out the affected area of bone.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Noncancerous Growth from the Jawbone cost?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $501 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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$501$427 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$1,738 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $759 to $6,457Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $339 to $933
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,630professional $501

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
$616.60
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$954.99
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$28,840.32
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$933.25

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Tennessee· 30th of 51

$562

CA $2,042DE $437

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.