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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 July 2026.

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

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $759 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 6 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$407$263 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$331 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $182 to $7,762Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $182 to $813
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $759professional $407

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
$138.04
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,791.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$954.99
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,778.28
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$707.95

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Minnesota than in West Virginia. 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· 1st of 51

$407

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.