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Destruction Of A Growth On The Palate Or Uvula

Indiana 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$229$182 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$525 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $295 to $8,318Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $141 to $324
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $229

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
$141.25
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$234.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$323.59
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$309.03
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$371.54
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$4,677.35
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$338.84
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
$104.71
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$162.18

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 28th of 51

$234

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.