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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 July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Growth Or Scar Inside The Mouth cost?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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$251 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$933 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $617 to $8,913Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $182 to $589
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,738professional $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
$467.74
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$302.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,019.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$691.83
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$812.83

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 26th of 51

$309

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.