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Destruction Of A Growth On The Palate Or Uvula

Maine 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 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$251$178 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$537 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $224 to $1,413Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $158 to $407
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $1,202professional $251

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$436.52
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$446.68
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$416.87
12 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
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$199.53
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$141.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$57.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$213.80
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$42.66
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.18
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$199.53

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 23rd of 51

$251

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.