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Removal Of A Growth Or Scar Inside The Mouth

Nevada 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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$275$200 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$275 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $174 to $5,248Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $174 to $955
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,698professional $275

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
$173.78
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,148.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$416.87
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$398.11
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$380.19
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$251.19
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$457.09

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada $275 · 42nd 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.