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V-Shaped Lip Lesion Removal With Direct Closure

Maine 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?

$603

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $437 to $724.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $6,761 to $6,761Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,000
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $6,761professional $603

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,122.02
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,000.00
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 32nd of 51

$603

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.