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Repair Of A Tear In The Roof Of The Mouth

North Dakota 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?

$861

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $861 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $537 to the doctor who performs it, and $324 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$537$398 to $661
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$324$257 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $257 to $2,570Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $275 to $794
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $324professional $537

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
$316.23
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$870.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$645.65
8 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
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$37.15

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 51st of 51

$861

$537 physician + $324 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.