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Destruction Of A Gum Or Jaw Ridge Lesion

Alabama rates for HCPCS 41850

A growth on the gum or on the tooth-bearing ridge of the jaw is destroyed in place using heat, freezing or a chemical agent, rather than being cut out. The treated tissue dies off and the area heals over in the following weeks.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Destruction Of A Gum Or Jaw Ridge Lesion cost?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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 4 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$135$117 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$1,096 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $617 to $5,129Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $110 to $240
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $135

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
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,309.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$218.78

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 10.7 times more in California than in Minnesota. 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.

Alabama· 29th of 51

$141

CA $912MN $85.11

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.