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Drainage Of A Complicated Mouth Lining Infection

Alaska rates for HCPCS 40801

This is a procedure to surgically drain a collection of pus, fluid, or blood that has built up in the tissue lining between the lips or cheeks and the gums, in a case that is more involved than a straightforward drainage. It relieves pressure and helps clear the infection or fluid buildup.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Drainage Of A Complicated Mouth Lining Infection cost?

$813

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $813 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $912 from a physician practice, and about $562 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$912$479 to $1,288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$562$316 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $245 to $2,089Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $224 to $1,660
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $562professional $912

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$676.08
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,479.11
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,862.09
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,819.70
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,479.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 9.5 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.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$813

CA $2,630WV $275

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.