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Removal Of A Growth Or Scar Inside The Mouth

Missouri 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $1,413 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$269$195 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,413$525 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $269 to $3,631Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $151 to $661
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $269

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
$275.42
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$295.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$602.56
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
$75.86
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$194.98

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 27th of 51

$295

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.