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Gum Trimming, One Quarter Of The Mouth

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 41820

Overgrown or diseased gum tissue is trimmed away and reshaped across one quarter of the mouth, so the gum sits cleanly against the teeth and deep pockets that trap bacteria are removed. Each quarter of the mouth treated is counted separately. It is done for gum disease or for gum tissue that has thickened and overgrown.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Gum Trimming, One Quarter Of The Mouth cost?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $1,072 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 6 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$275$240 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,072$309 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $269 to $10,965Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $224 to $457
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,072professional $275

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
$288.40
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$602.56
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$489.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$478.63

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 6.2 times more in California than in Minnesota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Carolina $288 · 30th of 51
CA $1,288MN $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.