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Removal Of Overgrown Gum Tissue

Iowa rates for HCPCS 41828

This removes excess, overgrown gum tissue that has built up over the jawbone, often as a result of long-term denture wear, certain medications, or chronic irritation. The overgrown soft tissue is trimmed back to restore a more normal gum contour and to allow for a better-fitting denture or improved oral hygiene. It's a soft-tissue procedure and doesn't involve removing any bone.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Overgrown Gum Tissue cost?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$372$302 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$513 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $355 to $6,457Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $219 to $1,202
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,239professional $372

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,047.13
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$3,388.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,630.27
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$870.96
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$812.83
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$933.25

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Minnesota than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $398 · 12th of 51
MN $646WV $275

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.