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Drainage Of A Complicated Mouth Lining Infection

Illinois 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $646 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$309$240 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$646$447 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $200 to $2,818Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $195 to $550
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $646professional $309

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
$288.40
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$501.19
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$776.25
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$389.05
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$616.60
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
$97.72
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$204.17

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 31st of 51

$339

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.