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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 October 2026.

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

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $269 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$245$224 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$224 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $219 to $490Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $141 to $398
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $269professional $245

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$363.08
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$426.58
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$426.58
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$6,760.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$426.58
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$478.63

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 24th of 51

$245

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.