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Drainage Of A Complicated Mouth Lining Infection

Rhode Island 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?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $550 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$324$275 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$151 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $112 to $3,890Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $224 to $490
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $550professional $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
$2,089.30
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$467.74
3 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
$141.25
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$275.42

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 32nd of 51

$324

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.