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Biopsy Of The Roof Of The Mouth

Iowa 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $724 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$251$219 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$724$245 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $182 to $4,898Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $151 to $457
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $724professional $251

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
$245.47
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$354.81
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$380.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,096.48
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$371.54
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$223.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$346.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$371.54
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
$56.23
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$169.82

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$251

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.