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Draining An Abscess In The Mouth Vestibule

Kansas 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 Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $1,122 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 5 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$209$174 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,122$339 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $162 to $8,128Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $123 to $339
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,122professional $209

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
$162.18
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$380.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$309.03

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 38th 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.