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Removal Of A Growth Or Scar Inside The Mouth

Oklahoma 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?

$1,288

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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$251$178 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$1,072 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $417 to $7,586Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $170 to $389
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $251

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
$275.42
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$338.84

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 2nd of 51

$1,288

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.