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V-Shaped Lip Lesion Removal With Direct Closure

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 40520

Removal of a growth or lesion from the lip using a V-shaped cut, with the resulting wound then brought together and closed directly in a simple line. This approach does not require borrowing or repositioning tissue from a nearby area.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does V-Shaped Lip Lesion Removal With Direct Closure cost?

$490

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $417 to $617.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $427 to $7,762Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $339 to $617
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $447

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
$426.58
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$616.60
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,071.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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, DC· 50th of 51

$490

CA $2,692WV $468

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.