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Removal Of A Growth Or Scar Inside The Mouth

Alabama rates for HCPCS 40820

A growth or scar tissue in the area between the lips or cheeks and the gums, such as irritated tissue caused by a denture, is destroyed using a method like burning, freezing, or laser. This treats the local irritation without removing a larger piece of tissue. It's typically a quick, minor in-office procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Growth Or Scar Inside The Mouth cost?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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 4 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$309$214 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$1,096 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $617 to $5,370Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $162 to $490
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,239professional $309

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
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$389.05

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $324 · 21st of 51
CA $1,479KY $224

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.