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Removal of a Growth From the Gum or Tooth Ridge

North Carolina 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?

$339

Typical physician fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $263 to $525.

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 $339 · 10th to 90th $209 to $813
$200$500$1Kprofessional $339

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
$194.98
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$645.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$812.83
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$489.78
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 11th of 51

$339

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.