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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 October 2026.

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

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$295$195 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$891 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $468 to $4,266Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $158 to $490
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,266professional $295

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
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
32 · Mandated service
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$398.11
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
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$346.74

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.3 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.

Alabama· 19th of 51

$324

WI $794KY $186

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.