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Biopsy Of The Roof Of The Mouth

Delaware 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $550 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$126$102 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$174 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $126 to $2,399Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $98 to $178
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $550professional $126

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$186.21
7 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
$54.95
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$109.65
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 47th of 51

$126

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.