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Biopsy Of The Roof Of The Mouth

Missouri 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?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 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$155$120 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$447 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $126 to $3,890Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $107 to $832
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,380professional $155

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
$134.90
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$165.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$234.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$239.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$281.84
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
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$109.65

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 30th of 51

$158

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.