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Drainage Of A Complicated Mouth Lining Infection

Georgia 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $575 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$380$275 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$339 to $1,585

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $126 to $3,388Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $200 to $661
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $575professional $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
$204.17
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$602.56
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$741.31
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
$100.00
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$234.42

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 19th of 51

$380

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.