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Destruction Of A Growth On The Palate Or Uvula

Idaho 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $331 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 8 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$263$204 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$219 to $741

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $162 to $6,166Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $148 to $457
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $331professional $263

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
$1,412.54
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$416.87
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$537.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$467.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$213.80
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$10,471.29
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$467.74
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,754.40
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$426.58

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Minnesota than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Idaho $269 · 15th of 51
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.