D7441 — Excision of malignant tumor — lesion diameter greater than 1.25 cm
D7441 removes a malignant tumour more than 1.25 centimetres across.
eleven codes describe biopsy and lesion excision, and this is one of them. What separates it from the other ten is the subject of this page; the biopsy and lesion excision guide covers the treatment itself.
The rest of this page deals with the specifics: the requirements written into the code, the usual range of fees, the typical benefit outcome, and how to tell it apart from its closest relatives.
What D7441 specifies
Size — greater than 1.25 centimetres. A larger lesion means wider margins, more closure and a longer appointment, and the measured dimension has to appear in the record to support the code.
D7441 compared with its closest relatives
D7440 — Excision of malignant tumor — lesion diameter up to 1.25 cm: It is the small-lesion version.
D7465 — Destruction of lesion(s) by physical or chemical method, by report: It is the by-report code used when nothing more specific fits.
D7415 — Excision of malignant lesion — complicated: It is the complicated variant, requiring a supporting narrative.
D7414 — Excision of malignant lesion — greater than 1.25 cm: It is the same procedure specified for lesion rather than for tumor lesion diameter.
D7441 sits in a group of eleven codes in total; the remainder are linked at the foot of this page. The distinction is clinical, not administrative: each of these describes work that was genuinely done differently, and the fee follows the work.
Every code in this group
These codes describe the same broad procedure and differ in one respect each. Each has its own page with its own fee range and coverage notes.
Questions about D7441
What procedure is D7441?
It is the oral and maxillofacial surgery code for excision of malignant tumor, lesion diameter greater than 1.25 cm, and it means that specific procedure and no other.
What is the typical fee for D7441?
Between $1,500–$4,000 in most practices — and that is the figure before any benefit is applied, not what you would pay at the desk.
Does dental insurance cover D7441?
Expect basic / major oral surgery handling — typically 70–80%. Submitting an estimate first turns that percentage into a number you can rely on.
What is the difference between D7441 and D7440?
D7440 is excision of malignant tumor, lesion diameter up to 1.25 cm: it is the small-lesion version. Everything else about the appointment is identical, so the record has to show that one detail for D7441 to be the defensible code.
Also known as: oral biopsy, mouth lesion, oral cancer, lesion excision, pathology.