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V-Shaped Lip Lesion Removal With Direct Closure

Wyoming 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?

$1,445

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,000 to $1,738.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $6,761Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $617 to $2,042
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $5,370professional $1,445

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
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 3rd of 51

$1,445

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.