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Biopsy Of The Roof Of The Mouth

South Carolina 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $1,585 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$145$115 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,585$537 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $145 to $5,888Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $102 to $200
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,585professional $145

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
$128.82
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,548.13
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$346.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$218.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$186.21
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$229.09
7 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
$61.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$120.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$104.71

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 34th of 51

$148

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.