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Gum Trimming, One Quarter Of The Mouth

Tennessee 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 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 5 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$263$240 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$1,349 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $525 to $6,026Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $219 to $437
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,455professional $263

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
$467.74
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$501.19
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$8,317.64
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$467.74

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 6.2 times more in California than in Minnesota. 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.

Tennessee· 37th of 51

$275

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.