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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 October 2026.

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

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 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 $692 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$479$324 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$692$251 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $162 to $3,981Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $251 to $933
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $692professional $479

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
$162.18
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$12,302.69
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,122.02
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,071.52
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$933.25
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$26.30

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$490

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.