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Draining An Abscess In The Mouth Vestibule

Oklahoma 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?

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $2,089 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$204$148 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,089$1,288 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $214 to $4,786Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $126 to $269
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $204

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
$213.80
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$269.15

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 3rd of 51

$490

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.