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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 October 2026.

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

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 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$263$200 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$331 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $251 to $7,586Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $135 to $575
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,349professional $263

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
$204.17
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$14,125.38
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,698.24
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$575.44
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$363.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$588.84
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
$64.57
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$162.18

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 17th of 51

$275

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.