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Destruction Of A Growth On The Palate Or Uvula

Alaska rates for HCPCS 42160

This is a procedure to destroy an abnormal growth on the roof of the mouth or on the small dangling tissue at the back of the throat, using heat, freezing, or a chemical agent rather than cutting the growth out. It removes the abnormal tissue while leaving the surrounding area intact.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Destruction Of A Growth On The Palate Or Uvula cost?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $575 from a physician practice, and about $759 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$575$316 to $912
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$447 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $355 to $5,888Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $182 to $1,175
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $759professional $575

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$660.69
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,659.59
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,174.90
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$676.08
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$912.01
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,778.28
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,047.13
12 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
$72.44
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$812.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$588.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$234.42
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$870.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$173.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$117.49
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$812.83

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.5 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$575

AK $575NJ $166

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.