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Removal Of Overgrown Gum Tissue

Louisiana 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 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 5 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$339$251 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$891 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $468 to $3,890Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $209 to $550
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,479professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$549.54
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$537.03

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $355 · 25th 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.