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Removal Of A Growth Or Scar Inside The Mouth

Iowa 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $741 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$427$339 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$427 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $339 to $6,607Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $245 to $741
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $741professional $427

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
$426.58
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$724.44
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$5,888.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,230.27
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$724.44
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$478.63
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$660.69
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$380.19
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
$89.13
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$295.12

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$457

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.