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Removal of a Growth From the Gum or Tooth Ridge

Kentucky 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?

$251

Typical physician fee. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $195 to $302.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $186 to $380
$200$500$1Kprofessional $251

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
$186.21
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,445.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$467.74

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$251

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.