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Removal Of A Growth Or Scar Inside The Mouth

North Dakota 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $263 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$380$309 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$170 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $170 to $1,202Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $251 to $617
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $263professional $380

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
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$812.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$549.54
4 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
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$26.30

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 13th of 51

$372

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.