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Destruction Of A Growth On The Palate Or Uvula

Massachusetts 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $380 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$331$229 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$186 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $145 to $3,631Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $166 to $1,349
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $380professional $331

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
$537.03
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$346.74
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,786.30
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$537.03
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$478.63
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$5,128.61
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$660.69
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,786.30
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$812.83
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$275.42
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$208.93
8 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
$75.86
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$208.93
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$141.25
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Q3 · Living kidney donor
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$123.03

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 9th of 51

$331

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.