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Destruction Of A Growth On The Palate Or Uvula

Rhode Island 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $1,230 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$234$191 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,230$676 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $269 to $5,012Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $158 to $398
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,230professional $234

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$302.00
3 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
$95.50
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$208.93

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 27th of 51

$234

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.