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Removal Of A Growth Or Scar Inside The Mouth

Minnesota 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?

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 from a physician practice, and about $1,072 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 6 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$479$339 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,072$741 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $257 to $9,550Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $257 to $933
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,072professional $479

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
$162.18
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,791.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,041.74
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$933.25

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $490 · 7th 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.