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Removal of a Bony Growth on the Roof of the Mouth

Iowa 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 July 2026.

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

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 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 7 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$447$347 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$692 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $427 to $7,943Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $263 to $1,698
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $447

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
$588.84
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,122.02
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$7,244.36
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,187.76
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,023.29
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$954.99
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$831.76

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in California 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.

Iowa· 8th of 51

$550

CA $1,738KY $302

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.