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Removal of a Growth From the Gum or Tooth Ridge

South Dakota 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?

$380

Typical physician fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $275 to $550.

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 $380 · 10th to 90th $191 to $708
$200$500$1Kprofessional $380

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
$169.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,238.72
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$724.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$645.65
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$676.08
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$758.58

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 5th of 51

$380

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.