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Drainage Of A Complicated Mouth Lining Infection

Massachusetts 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?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $372 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$437$316 to $813
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$372$245 to $661

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $191 to $2,399Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $229 to $2,291
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $372professional $437

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
$691.83
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$630.96
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,041.74
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$831.76
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$562.34
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,818.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$954.99
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,041.74
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,174.90
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$354.81
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$269.15
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
$114.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$436.52

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 11th of 51

$437

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.