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Removal of a Bony Growth on the Roof of the Mouth

Alabama rates for HCPCS 21032

The surgical removal of a bony bump that has formed on the roof of the mouth, along the midline of the hard palate. This growth, sometimes called a torus, is noncancerous but can interfere with a denture, get irritated by chewing, or feel uncomfortable to the tongue. The surgeon shaves down or removes the extra bone through the mouth, without any incision on the outside of the face.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of a Bony Growth on the Roof of the Mouth cost?

$468

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$427$347 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$1,288 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $741 to $4,266Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $282 to $589
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,266professional $427

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
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03
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
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$416.87

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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· 17th of 51

$468

AK $1,148TX $219

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.