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Destruction Of A Growth On The Palate Or Uvula

Florida 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $550 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$170$135 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$282 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $191 to $11,749Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $107 to $295
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $550professional $170

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
$354.81
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$218.78
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$11,748.98
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$269.15
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$16,982.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$263.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$281.84
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
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
$60.26
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$151.36

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 48th of 51

$174

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.