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Removal Of A Growth Or Scar Inside The Mouth

South Carolina 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $3,548 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$224$148 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,548$589 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $295 to $7,943Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $49 to $389
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,548professional $224

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
$194.98
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,943.28
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$338.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$426.58
7 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
$97.72
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$208.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$223.87

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 47th of 51

$234

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.