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Drainage Of A Complicated Mouth Lining Infection

North Dakota 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $468 from a physician practice, and about $263 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$468$380 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$209 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $182 to $537Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $302 to $741
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $263professional $468

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
$208.93
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$812.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$645.65
4 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
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$30.20

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 10th of 51

$447

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.