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Destruction Of A Growth On The Palate Or Uvula

Nebraska 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 Nebraska, July 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 $3,548 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$245$174 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,548$372 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $209 to $13,490Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $145 to $589
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,548professional $245

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
$2,187.76
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,882.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,698.24
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$676.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$549.54

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $245 · 21st 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.