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Removal Of A Growth Or Scar Inside The Mouth

Oregon 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?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $501 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$417$288 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$417 to $550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $295 to $4,898Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $245 to $692
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $501professional $417

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$741.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$6,606.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$524.81
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$524.81
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$741.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$707.95
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$12,882.50
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$724.44
12 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
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$302.00
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$213.80
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$85.11
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$323.59
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$64.57
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$42.66
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$302.00

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 7th of 51

$437

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.