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Stitching A Small Tear Inside The Mouth

New Jersey rates for HCPCS 40830

Closing a cut or tear in the lining of the mouth where the cheek or lip folds over to meet the gum. This version covers shorter wounds, up to about an inch, which are stitched to stop bleeding and help them heal cleanly.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Stitching A Small Tear Inside The Mouth cost?

$240

Typical physician fee. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $162 to $316.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $141 to $525
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kprofessional $240

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$616.60
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$436.52
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$489.78

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Indiana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

New Jersey $240 · 36th of 51
AK $692IN $204

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.