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Drainage Of A Complicated Mouth Lining Infection

Minnesota 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?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $575 from a physician practice, and about $513 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$575$398 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$288 to $851

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $195 to $1,479Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $288 to $1,096
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $513professional $575

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
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,288.25
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,230.27
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,071.52
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$30.20

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$575

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.