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Drainage Of A Complicated Mouth Lining Infection

Kentucky 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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$251$186 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$331 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $186 to $3,802Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $162 to $398
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,000professional $251

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
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$316.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$457.09
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,479.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$467.74
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$245.47

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$251

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.