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Biopsy Of The Roof Of The Mouth

South 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?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $214 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$257$204 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$162 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $135 to $1,202Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $135 to $417
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $214professional $257

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
$147.91
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,096.48
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$338.84
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$165.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$302.00
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$416.87
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$380.19
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
$47.86
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$100.00

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 5th of 51

$257

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.