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Destruction Of A Growth On The Palate Or Uvula

New Hampshire 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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$275$209 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$851 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $166 to $8,913Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $155 to $501
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $275

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
$426.58
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$288.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,019.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$537.03
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,709.64
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$575.44
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$288.40

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 13th of 51

$275

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.