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Biopsy Of The Roof Of The Mouth

West 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 July 2026.

How much does Biopsy Of The Roof Of The Mouth cost?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $3,631 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$138$107 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,631$141 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $105 to $3,631Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $100 to $229
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $3,631professional $138

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$229.09
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$138.04
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$223.87

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Minnesota than in Hawaii. 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.

West Virginia· 50th of 51

$138

MN $282HI $135

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.