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Biopsy Of The Roof Of The Mouth

Colorado 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$178$145 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$1,318 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $229 to $8,318Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $120 to $295
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $178

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
$954.99
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$245.47
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$263.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$269.15
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$323.59
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$269.15
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
$57.54
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$107.15

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 17th of 51

$186

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.