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Removal Of A Growth Or Scar Inside The Mouth

Rhode Island 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $1,230 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$282$219 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,230$676 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $331 to $5,012Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $178 to $447
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,230professional $282

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$398.11
3 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
$109.65
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$234.42

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 31st of 51

$288

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.