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Removal Of A Growth Or Scar Inside The Mouth

Louisiana 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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$224 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$398 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $240 to $5,012Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $170 to $398
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $1,862professional $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
$338.84
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$380.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,754.40
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$398.11
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$416.87
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
$112.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$251.19

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 17th of 51

$331

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.