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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 October 2026.

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

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$263$195 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$1,318 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $347 to $8,511Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $162 to $468
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $263

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$363.08
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$398.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$512.86
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$407.38
6 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
$102.33
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$169.82

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 18th of 51

$275

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.