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Repair Of A Tear In The Roof Of The Mouth

Alaska rates for HCPCS 42182

This procedure surgically closes a tear or wound in the roof of the mouth, called the palate. The surgeon cleans the area and stitches the tissue layers back together to restore a normal palate. It is typically needed after an injury, such as a fall or puncture wound, rather than a birth defect.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repair Of A Tear In The Roof Of The Mouth cost?

$1,113

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,113 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $676 to the doctor who performs it, and $437 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$676$324 to $1,202
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$437$355 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $295 to $1,380Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $257 to $1,738
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $437professional $676

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
$831.76
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$851.14
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$776.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,949.84
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,819.70
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$776.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 18.0 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeAlaska $1,113 · 38th of 50
IN $11,288WV $626

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.