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Repair Of A Tear In The Roof Of The Mouth

Indiana 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?

$5,207

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,207 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $309 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,898 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$309$263 to $347
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,898$1,698 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $617 to $19,055Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $245 to $427
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,898professional $309

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
$257.04
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$363.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$22,908.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$380.19
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$6,025.60
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$489.78
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,511.38
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$501.19
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
$128.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$251.19

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 7th of 51

$5,207

$309 physician + $4,898 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.