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Destruction Of A Growth On The Palate Or Uvula

Connecticut 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 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$240$170 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$3,715 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $8,511Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $141 to $562
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,677professional $240

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
$2,754.23
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$588.84
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$602.56

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 24th of 51

$245

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.