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Mouth Vestibule Tissue Sample

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 40808

This procedure removes a small piece of tissue from the vestibule of the mouth, the space between the lips or cheeks and the gums and teeth. It's done to get a clear diagnosis of a sore, lump, or discolored patch in that area that hasn't resolved on its own. The sample is then examined under a microscope.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Mouth Vestibule Tissue Sample cost?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$170$120 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$479 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $214 to $3,467Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $102 to $251
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,023professional $170

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$234.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$263.03
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$275.42

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Oklahoma than in Kentucky. 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.

Louisiana· 16th of 51

$224

OK $676KY $162

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.