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Destruction Of A Growth On The Palate Or Uvula

Montana 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $295 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$240$200 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$295$240 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $195 to $479Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $138 to $479
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $295professional $240

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$616.60
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$416.87
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$416.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$512.86
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$446.68

Where Montana 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.

Montana $245 · 20th 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.