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Removal Of A Growth Or Scar Inside The Mouth

Florida 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $550 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$195$148 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$288 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $209 to $11,749Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $45 to $398
$100$1K$10Kfacility $550professional $195

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
$354.81
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$309.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$11,748.98
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$416.87
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$16,982.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$457.09
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
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
$66.07
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$186.21

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 45th of 51

$240

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.