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Removal Of Foreign Object From Mouth Lining

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 40804

This service removes an object that has become lodged in the soft tissue lining the inside of the lips or cheeks, known as the vestibule of the mouth. It covers a straightforward removal that does not require extensive surgical work to reach or extract the object. The area is examined and the material is taken out, often under local anesthesia.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of Foreign Object From Mouth Lining cost?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$282$204 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,318 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $661 to $7,586Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $158 to $513
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $282

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
$1,698.24
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$436.52
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$549.54
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
$83.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$194.98

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Wisconsin than in Hawaii. 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.

Connecticut· 11th of 51

$282

WI $589HI $155

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.