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Repair Of A Tear In The Roof Of The Mouth

Colorado 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 October 2026.

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

$7,168

Typical total for the visit. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,168 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $407 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,761 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$407$331 to $513
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,761$2,570 to $10,233

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $13,804Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $282 to $661
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,761professional $407

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
$1,258.93
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$371.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$16,218.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$537.03
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$575.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$588.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$5,011.87
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$602.56
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
$131.83
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$245.47

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 8.7 times more in Alaska than in North Dakota. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Colorado· 2nd of 51

$7,168

$407 physician + $6,761 facility

AK $7,504ND $861

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.