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Destruction Of A Growth On The Palate Or Uvula

Utah 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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 7 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$245$200 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,738 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $200 to $5,888Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $148 to $676
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $245

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
$199.53
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$436.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$512.86
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,772.37
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$446.68
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$457.09
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$371.54

Where Utah sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Minnesota than in West Virginia. 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.

Utah· 16th of 51

$263

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.