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Biopsy Of The Roof Of The Mouth

Utah 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$115$95.50 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$195 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $145 to $4,677Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $79 to $195
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,455professional $115

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
$144.54
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$213.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$128.82
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,466.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$213.80
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$263.03
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$234.42
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
$67.61
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$138.04

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 48th of 51

$115

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.