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Draining An Abscess In The Mouth Vestibule

Minnesota 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $741 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 6 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$372$251 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$347 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $132 to $2,399Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $191 to $741
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $741professional $372

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
$114.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$891.25
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,621.81
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$831.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$741.31

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 6th of 51

$372

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.