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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 October 2026.

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

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 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$372$295 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$724$380 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $288 to $6,761Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $224 to $724
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $724professional $372

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
$371.54
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$575.44
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$5,888.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,698.24
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$575.44
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$389.05
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$549.54
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$575.44
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
$72.44
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$263.03

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$372

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.