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Destruction Of A Growth On The Palate Or Uvula

Texas 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $389 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 11 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$219$155 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$224 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $155 to $4,074Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $138 to $347
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $389professional $219

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
$426.58
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$331.13
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$446.68
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$2,570.40
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$436.52
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$436.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$190.55
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$223.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$436.52
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$346.74
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$309.03

Where Texas 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.

Texas $229 · 39th 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.