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Drainage Of A Complicated Mouth Lining Infection

South Carolina 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 South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $871 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$288$219 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$871$617 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $257 to $3,090Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $52 to $490
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $871professional $288

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
$234.42
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$537.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$851.14
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$416.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$524.81
7 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
$117.49
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$239.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$257.04

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 36th 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.