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Removal Of A Growth Or Scar Inside The Mouth

New Hampshire 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?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 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$295$219 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$692 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $398 to $3,090Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $182 to $617
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,259professional $295

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$309.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$707.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,090.30
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$758.58
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
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
$93.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 18th of 51

$324

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.