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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 October 2026.

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

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $1,950 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$295$229 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$1,318 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $832 to $4,898Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $219 to $2,042
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,950professional $295

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$389.05
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$501.19
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.11

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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· 27th of 51

$324

AK $1,000FL $219

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.