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Repair Of A Tear In The Roof Of The Mouth

Minnesota 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?

$1,460

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,460 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $871 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$589$417 to $813
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$871$355 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $245 to $5,888Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $316 to $1,122
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $871professional $589

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
$245.47
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$22,387.21
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,348.96
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,786.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,047.13
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$36.31

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 47th of 51

$1,460

$589 physician + $871 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.