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Removal Of A Growth Or Scar Inside The Mouth

Illinois 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $933 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$257$178 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$933$417 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $316 to $4,786Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $166 to $437
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $933professional $257

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
$204.17
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$4,786.30
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$407.38
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$691.83
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$331.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$288.40
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
$83.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$177.83

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 32nd of 51

$282

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.