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Removal Of An Embedded Object From The Gum Tissue

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 41805

This procedure removes an object that has become embedded in the soft tissue of the gums or the tooth-bearing part of the jaw, such as a broken piece of a dental instrument or other foreign material. The area is opened as needed to locate and remove the object, and the wound is then closed. It addresses soft tissue only, not an object embedded within the bone itself.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of An Embedded Object From The Gum Tissue cost?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$269$214 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$1,549 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $794 to $5,012Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $182 to $407
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,399professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$489.78

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Minnesota 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· 41st of 51

$269

MN $550KY $209

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.