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Drainage Of A Complicated Mouth Lining Infection

Missouri 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 Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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$324$245 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$417 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $200 to $6,607Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $214 to $759
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,514professional $324

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
$302.00
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$354.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$691.83
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
$91.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$218.78

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 23rd 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.