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Removal Of Overgrown Gum Tissue

Utah 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 October 2026.

How much does Removal Of Overgrown Gum Tissue cost?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$282$209 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$389 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $282 to $4,677Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $28 to $398
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,455professional $282

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$489.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,466.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$524.81
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$660.69
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$501.19
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$275.42

Where Utah sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Alaska than in New Jersey. 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.

Utah· 42nd of 51

$282

AK $912NJ $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.