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Drainage Of A Complicated Mouth Lining Infection

Ohio 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $617 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$275$209 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$617$324 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $151 to $4,365Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $54 to $447
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $617professional $275

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
$660.69
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$3,467.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,715.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$407.38
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$549.54
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$562.34
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$436.52
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$181.97
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$549.54
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
$97.72
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$204.17

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 46th of 51

$282

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.