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Destruction Of A Growth On The Palate Or Uvula

Oklahoma 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $3,311 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$245$162 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$525 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $209 to $7,586Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $151 to $1,698
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,311professional $245

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
$630.96
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$8,912.51
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$281.84
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
$75.86
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$173.78

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 25th of 51

$245

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.