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Destruction Of A Gum Or Jaw Ridge Lesion

South Dakota 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 October 2026.

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

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $794 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$251$141 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$178 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $174 to $1,660Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $66 to $355
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $794professional $251

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$354.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$891.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,659.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$331.13
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
5 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
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.02

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

South Dakota· 5th of 51

$275

AK $501KY $83.18

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.