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Biopsy Of The Roof Of The Mouth

North Dakota 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $148 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$240$166 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$107 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $107 to $1,202Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $115 to $363
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $148professional $240

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
$107.15
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$380.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$295.12
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.49

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 8th of 51

$240

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.