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Destruction Of A Growth On The Palate Or Uvula

Minnesota 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $603 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$380$251 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$219 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $135 to $3,802Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $200 to $759
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $603professional $380

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
$134.90
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$12,302.69
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$758.58
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$933.25
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$741.31
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$25.12

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$398

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.