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Drainage Of A Complicated Mouth Lining Infection

New Jersey 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?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $1,122 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$282$200 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,122$490 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $316 to $5,754Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $158 to $661
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,122professional $282

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
$229.09
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$660.69
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,187.76
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$602.56
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
$100.00
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$229.09

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 37th of 51

$309

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.