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Drainage Of A Complicated Mouth Lining Infection

Kansas 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $501 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$339$263 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$355 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $200 to $5,495Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $240 to $1,698
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $501professional $339

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
$1,288.25
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$467.74
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
$169.82
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$72.44
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
$234.42
Typical High
$338.84

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 24th of 51

$355

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.