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Biopsy Of The Roof Of The Mouth

Kansas 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 Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $309 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$174$148 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$309$295 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $120 to $2,884Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $117 to $832
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $309professional $174

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
$489.78
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$245.47
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$223.87
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
$77.62
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$165.96

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 16th 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.