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Drainage Of A Complicated Mouth Lining Infection

Arkansas 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 October 2026.

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

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $468 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$282$234 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$275 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $105 to $776Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $200 to $427
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $468professional $282

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$549.54
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$257.04

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Wisconsin than in Utah. 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· 38th of 51

$309

WI $891UT $240

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.