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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 July 2026.

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

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $282 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 6 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$407$224 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$204 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $145 to $741Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $145 to $1,148
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $282professional $407

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
$457.09
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$467.74
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$575.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,318.26
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,258.93
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$575.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$870.96

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Minnesota 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$363

MN $407WV $204

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.