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Destruction Of A Growth On The Palate Or Uvula

New Mexico 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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$234$182 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$537 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $214 to $8,318Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $117 to $363
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,288professional $234

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
$154.88
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$9,549.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$363.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$316.23
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,288.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$389.05
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
$74.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$229.09

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 26th of 51

$240

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.