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Destruction Of A Growth On The Palate Or Uvula

South Dakota 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $331 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$339$288 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$224 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,202Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $204 to $661
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $331professional $339

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
$144.54
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$602.56
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,698.24
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$537.03
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$275.42
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$489.78
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$660.69
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$588.84
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
$60.26
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$151.36

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 7th of 51

$339

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.