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Destruction Of A Growth On The Palate Or Uvula

New Jersey 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 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$166$138 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$437 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $219 to $6,918Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $98 to $302
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,479professional $166

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
$151.36
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$331.13
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$13,489.63
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$234.42
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
$70.79
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$169.82

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 51st of 51

$166

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.