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Removal Of A Growth Or Scar Inside The Mouth

Georgia 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $724 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$316$224 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$724$417 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $269 to $4,266Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $174 to $562
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $724professional $316

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
$229.09
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$707.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$537.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$616.60
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
$114.82
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$208.93

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 16th of 51

$339

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.