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Destruction Of A Growth On The Palate Or Uvula

Iowa 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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$269$204 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$347 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $229 to $7,244Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $141 to $891
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $269

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
$389.05
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$630.96
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$588.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$5,495.41
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,698.24
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$645.65
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$549.54
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$575.44

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 7th of 51

$288

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.