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Published September 2026

Who usually does it

oral surgeon. Referred to an oral surgeon; large cases go to a hospital.

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Is this going to the lab, and how long until the result?

Removing a small tooth-related cyst

Jaw and mouth surgeryMajorD7450

D7450. A cyst that formed around a tooth, up to about half an inch; often found with an impacted tooth.

Surgery to remove a growth, sore, cyst or tumor from the mouth or jaw. Codes differ by size, by whether the growth is benign or cancerous, and by whether it is related to a tooth.

The area is numbed, the growth is removed with a margin of healthy tissue around it, and the site is stitched; larger or deeper ones are done under sedation or in hospital. Almost everything removed is sent to a lab to be identified. Codes divide by size, by whether the growth is benign or cancerous, and by whether it grew from a tooth. Most plans file this as Major. What they actually pay varies by plan.

Codes for this

D7410MajorRemoving a small benign lesionA non-cancerous spot up to about half an inch.per site · Done sometimesD7411MajorRemoving a larger benign lesionA non-cancerous spot over about half an inch.per site · Rarely doneD7412MajorRemoving a benign lesion with complex closureThe wound needs a more involved closure.per site · Rarely doneD7413MajorRemoving a small cancerous lesionA cancerous spot up to about half an inch.per site · Rarely doneD7414MajorRemoving a larger cancerous lesionA cancerous spot over about half an inch.per site · Rarely doneD7415MajorRemoving a cancerous lesion with complex closureThe wound needs a more involved closure.per site · Rarely doneD7440MajorRemoving a small malignant tumorA cancerous growth up to about half an inch.per site · Rarely doneD7441MajorRemoving a larger malignant tumorA cancerous growth over about half an inch.per site · Rarely doneD7450MajorRemoving a small tooth-related cystA cyst that formed around a tooth, up to about half an inch; often found with an impacted tooth.per site · Done sometimesD7451MajorRemoving a larger tooth-related cystA tooth-related cyst over about half an inch.per site · Rarely doneD7460MajorRemoving a small non-tooth cystA cyst not related to a tooth, up to about half an inch.per site · Rarely doneD7461MajorRemoving a larger non-tooth cystA cyst not related to a tooth, over about half an inch.per site · Rarely doneD7465MajorDestroying a lesion with laser or freezingThe spot is removed with laser, cold or electric current instead of cutting.per site · Rarely doneD7490MajorRemoving part of the jawA major hospital surgery removing a section of jawbone.per visit · Rarely done

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