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Drainage Of A Complicated Mouth Lining Infection

Colorado 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$380$295 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$708 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $363 to $5,370Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $240 to $617
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $380

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
$1,258.93
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$512.86
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$524.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$537.03
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$676.08
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$602.56
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
$104.71
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$213.80

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 13th of 51

$417

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.