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Removal Of A Growth Or Scar Inside The Mouth

Colorado 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$331$251 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$1,318 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $398 to $8,511Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $195 to $550
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $331

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
$954.99
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$467.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$446.68
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$436.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$467.74
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$549.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$512.86
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
$85.11
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$190.55

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 14th of 51

$372

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.