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Destruction Of A Growth On The Palate Or Uvula

Arizona 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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 5 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$219$158 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$269 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $174 to $5,623Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $138 to $427
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,738professional $219

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
$1,445.44
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$676.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$371.54

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 33rd of 51

$229

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.