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Repair Of A Tear In The Roof Of The Mouth

New York 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?

$4,959

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,959 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $282 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,677 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$282$245 to $347
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,677$1,862 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $10,965Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $219 to $447
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,677professional $282

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
$831.76
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$371.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,302.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$457.09
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$6,165.95
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$575.44
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$933.25
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$676.08
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$436.52
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$23,442.29
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$416.87
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,047.13
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$426.58
15 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
$147.91
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$263.03
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$398.11
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$43.65
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$43.65
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$354.81
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$323.59
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$389.05
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$69.18
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$69.18
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$346.74

Where New York 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 York· 8th of 51

$4,959

$282 physician + $4,677 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.