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Draining An Abscess In The Mouth Vestibule

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 40800

Opens and drains a pocket of pus, fluid or blood in the vestibule of the mouth, the space between the lips or cheek and the gums. A small cut is made through the lining, the collection is emptied and the area is rinsed out. This is the straightforward version, used when a single pocket can be opened and cleared in one step.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Draining An Abscess In The Mouth Vestibule cost?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $661 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 4 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$191$148 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$661$245 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $155 to $1,862Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $123 to $302
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $661professional $191

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
$154.88
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$354.81

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 5.4 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.

Arkansas· 37th of 51

$214

CA $1,023DE $191

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.