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Repair Of A Tear In The Roof Of The Mouth

Kentucky 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?

$1,969

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,969 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $309 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,660 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 $363
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,660$708 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $309 to $4,266Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $224 to $427
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,660professional $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
$251.19
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$426.58
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$4,897.79
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,621.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$457.09
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 41st of 51

$1,969

$309 physician + $1,660 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.