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Destruction Of A Growth On The Palate Or Uvula

Nevada 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $1,072 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$204$148 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,072$427 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $191 to $4,365Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $126 to $288
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,072professional $204

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
$147.91
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,128.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$281.84
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$288.40
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.72
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$346.74
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$288.40
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
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$169.82

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 41st of 51

$204

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.