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V-Shaped Lip Lesion Removal With Direct Closure

Delaware 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 Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $407 to $575.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $100 to $7,244Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $355 to $977
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,074professional $490

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$676.08

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 49th 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.