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Removal Of Overgrown Gum Tissue

North Carolina 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $380 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$363$245 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$295 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $219 to $1,514Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $234 to $813
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $380professional $363

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
$295.12
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$575.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$891.25
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$524.81
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $363 · 21st 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.