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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 July 2026.

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

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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$200$151 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$1,514 to $10,233

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $603 to $13,804Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $132 to $324
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $4,898professional $200

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
$549.54
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$309.03
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$11,220.18
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$436.52
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$23,442.29
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$269.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$371.54
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$239.88

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 48th of 51

$214

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.