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Destruction Of A Growth On The Palate Or Uvula

Ohio 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 Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $871 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$200$155 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$871$398 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $178 to $5,248Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $135 to $309
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $871professional $200

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
$512.86
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$251.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$288.40
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$190.55
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$346.74
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$338.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$323.59
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$102.33
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$309.03
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
$69.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$158.49

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 43rd 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.