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Repair Of A Tear In The Roof Of The Mouth

Ohio 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?

$2,859

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,859 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $288 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,570 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$288$251 to $339
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,570$1,000 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $562 to $7,943Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $186 to $437
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $2,570professional $288

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
$707.95
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$363.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$407.38
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,630.78
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$489.78
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,466.84
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$478.63
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$436.52
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,862.09
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$467.74
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
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$229.09

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 30th of 51

$2,859

$288 physician + $2,570 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.