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Destruction Of A Growth On The Palate Or Uvula

New York 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$224$174 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,349 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $525 to $7,413Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $135 to $309
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $224

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
$1,318.26
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,073.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$380.19
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$501.19
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$478.63
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$295.12
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,365.16
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$295.12
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$489.78
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$288.40
15 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
$87.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$190.55
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$263.03
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$29.51
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$29.51
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$234.42
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$223.87
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$263.03
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$47.86
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$47.86
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$234.42

Where New York 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 York· 34th of 51

$224

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.