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Biopsy Of The Roof Of The Mouth

New York 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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 11 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$141$117 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,318 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $324 to $7,413Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $98 to $204
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $141

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
$213.80
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$177.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$269.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$204.17
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,073.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$263.03
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$398.11
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$309.03
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$190.55
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$389.05
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
15 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
$64.57
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$123.03
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$177.83
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$19.50
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$19.50
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$154.88
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$138.04
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$177.83
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$28.18
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$28.18
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$154.88

Where New York 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.

New York· 38th of 51

$141

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.