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Drainage Of A Complicated Mouth Lining Infection

Iowa 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?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $525 from a physician practice, and about $708 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$525$417 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$501 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $339 to $3,090Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $302 to $871
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $708professional $525

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
$489.78
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$794.33
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,698.24
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$794.33
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$691.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$776.25
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
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
$107.15
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$346.74

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$550

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.