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Biopsy Of The Roof Of The Mouth

Hawaii 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 Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$186$100 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$1,202 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $955 to $2,884Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $30 to $209
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,738professional $186

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
$1,000.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$208.93
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
$51.29
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$131.83

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 15th 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.