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Biopsy Of The Roof Of The Mouth

Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma, 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 $2,455 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$155$126 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$525 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $155 to $4,571Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $112 to $832
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,455professional $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
$630.96
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$154.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,011.87
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$181.97
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$186.21
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
$69.18
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$109.65

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 31st 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.