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Removal Of A Growth Or Scar Inside The Mouth

Mississippi 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?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $933 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$309$224 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$933$501 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $224 to $2,818Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $151 to $676
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $933professional $309

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
$147.91
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$407.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$549.54

Where Mississippi sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in California 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.

Mississippi· 22nd of 51

$324

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.