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Drainage Of A Complicated Mouth Lining Infection

Utah 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 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$234$186 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$380 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $295 to $4,571Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $30 to $389
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,023professional $234

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
$295.12
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$489.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$288.40
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,513.56
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$489.78
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$501.19
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
$138.04
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$281.84

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 51st of 51

$240

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.