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Surgical Removal of the Uvula

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 42140

This procedure removes the uvula, the small piece of soft tissue that hangs down at the back of the throat. It may be done to treat snoring or airway obstruction, to remove tissue affected by a growth or chronic swelling, or as part of treatment for certain throat conditions. It is typically performed under anesthesia through the mouth, without any external incision.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgical Removal of the Uvula cost?

$1,502

Typical total for the visit. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,502 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $479 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,023 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$479$302 to $724
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,023$437 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $209 to $7,762Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $191 to $1,096
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,023professional $479

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
$158.49
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,791.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,202.26
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$912.01

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 12.0 times more in New Jersey than in West Virginia. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Minnesota· 34th of 50

$1,502

$479 physician + $1,023 facility

NJ $6,151WV $514

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.