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Destruction Of A Growth On The Palate Or Uvula

Arkansas 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 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$214$151 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$575 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $229 to $2,884Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $138 to $309
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,175professional $214

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
$199.53
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$371.54

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Minnesota than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arkansas $224 · 41st of 51
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.