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Destruction Of A Growth On The Palate Or Uvula

Georgia 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $724 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$282$195 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$724$417 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $219 to $4,266Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $145 to $468
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $724professional $282

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
$239.88
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$269.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$467.74
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$467.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$346.74
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$524.81
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
$70.79
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$186.21

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 14th of 51

$295

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.