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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 July 2026.

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

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 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 5 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$214$151 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$891 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $234 to $7,244Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $138 to $347
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,884professional $214

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
$245.47
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$323.59

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma $240 · 26th 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.