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Removal of a Growth From the Gum or Tooth Ridge

Iowa rates for HCPCS 41826

Removal of a lump or growth from the gum or from the bony ridge that carries the teeth, taken out along with a margin of the surrounding tissue. The area is then closed with stitches so the gum heals over the site.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Growth From the Gum or Tooth Ridge cost?

$331

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $263 to $513.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $195 to $1,096
$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $331

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
$190.55
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$891.25
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$707.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,238.72
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$741.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$741.31
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$741.31

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Minnesota than in Ohio. 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.

Iowa· 13th of 51

$331

MN $550OH $251

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.