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Drainage Of A Complicated Mouth Lining Infection

South 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?

$501

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $501 from a physician practice, and about $331 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$501$398 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$224 to $457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $126 to $813Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $263 to $851
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $331professional $501

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
$302.00
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$870.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$467.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,187.76
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$707.95
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$954.99
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$616.60
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$851.14
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$776.25
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
$87.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$204.17

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 7th of 51

$501

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.