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Repair Of A Tear In The Roof Of The Mouth

New Mexico 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?

$2,321

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,321 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $372 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,950 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$372$295 to $468
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,950$1,230 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $447 to $6,918Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $209 to $501
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $1,950professional $372

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$501.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$467.74
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$5,128.61
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$562.34
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
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$331.13

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 34th of 51

$2,321

$372 physician + $1,950 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.