go back

Removal Of A Growth Or Scar Inside The Mouth

Nebraska 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 Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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$372$240 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$3,162 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $427 to $13,490Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $155 to $1,230
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,365professional $372

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
$2,187.76
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$16,595.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$4,786.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,905.46
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$758.58
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$645.65

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $490 · 6th 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.