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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 July 2026.

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

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 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$251$174 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$200 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $166 to $3,802Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $145 to $589
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,259professional $251

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
$245.47
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$562.34
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,623.41
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$562.34
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$501.19
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$8,511.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$588.84
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,623.41
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$616.60

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $257 · 18th 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.