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Repair Of A Tear In The Roof Of The Mouth

New Jersey 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?

$3,634

Typical total for the visit. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,634 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $245 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 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$245$209 to $316
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$1,820 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $490 to $9,772Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $174 to $437
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,388professional $245

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
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$489.78
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$549.54
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$316.23
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
$123.03
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$229.09

Where New Jersey 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

New Jersey· 20th of 51

$3,634

$245 physician + $3,388 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.