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Removal Of A Growth Or Scar Inside The Mouth

Kansas 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 July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Growth Or Scar Inside The Mouth cost?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$269$229 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$1,349 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $275 to $7,943Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $174 to $437
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,020professional $269

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$467.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$407.38

Where Kansas sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Kansas $316 · 24th of 51
CA $1,479KY $224

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.