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Biopsy Of The Roof Of The Mouth

Virginia 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 Virginia, 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 $1,698 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$141$120 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$389 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $126 to $5,754Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $110 to $195
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $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
$131.83
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$190.55
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$204.17
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$186.21
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,630.78
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$223.87
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
$61.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$125.89

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 36th 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.