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Drainage Of A Complicated Mouth Lining Infection

Virginia 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $776 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$288$234 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$309 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $178 to $4,074Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $200 to $447
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $776professional $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
$346.74
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$389.05
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$446.68
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$562.34
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$524.81
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
$117.49
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$245.47

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 39th of 51

$302

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.