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Biopsy Of The Roof Of The Mouth

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 42100

Takes a small piece of tissue from the roof of the mouth or from the uvula, the flap hanging at the back of the throat, so it can be examined under a microscope. Only a sample is taken and the rest of the area is left in place. It is done to find out what is behind a patch, sore, swelling or growth that has not settled on its own.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Biopsy Of The Roof Of The Mouth cost?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $871 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$155$126 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$871$331 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $112 to $1,950Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $105 to $204
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $871professional $155

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
$131.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$173.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$218.78
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$239.88
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
$64.57
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$123.03

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Alaska than in New Jersey. 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.

Arkansas· 32nd of 51

$155

AK $437NJ $110

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.