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Stitching A Small Tear Inside The Mouth

Rhode Island 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?

$269

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $200 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $174 to $372
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $269

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
$173.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$426.58

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $269 · 24th 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.