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Biopsy Of The Roof Of The Mouth

Florida 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $427 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$110$91.20 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$166 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $115 to $6,166Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $79 to $182
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $427professional $110

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
$354.81
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$169.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$11,748.98
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$181.97
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$6,309.57
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$169.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$181.97
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
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
$43.65
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$97.72

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 50th of 51

$112

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.