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Destruction Of A Growth On The Palate Or Uvula

Colorado 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 7 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$224$162 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$269 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $182 to $8,128Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $141 to $389
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $224

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
$229.09
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$416.87
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$407.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$602.56
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$512.86
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$436.52

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 29th of 51

$234

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.