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Removal of Mouth Lining Lesion, No Stitches

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 40810

Removal of a growth or abnormal patch from the lining inside the mouth, in the pocket where the lip and cheek meet the gum. The lesion and a small amount of the tissue just beneath it are taken out and sent for laboratory examination. The wound is left to heal on its own rather than being closed with stitches.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of Mouth Lining Lesion, No Stitches cost?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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$204$166 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$234 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $191 to $5,129Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $129 to $339
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,000professional $204

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
$281.84
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,754.40
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$338.84
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$338.84
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
$95.50
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$208.93

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Wisconsin 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· 20th of 51

$251

WI $631KY $166

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.