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Biopsy Of The Roof Of The Mouth

Nebraska 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 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$204$151 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$204 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $155 to $6,166Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $107 to $372
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,349professional $204

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
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,772.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,096.48
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$371.54
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$223.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$257.04
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
$51.29
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$104.71

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 13th of 51

$204

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.