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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 July 2026.

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

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $302 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$229$155 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$204 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $155 to $6,166Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $141 to $417
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $302professional $229

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
$199.53
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$398.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$316.23
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$416.87
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$416.87

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico $229 · 38th 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.