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Repair Of A Tear In The Roof Of The Mouth

Pennsylvania 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?

$2,490

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,490 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $302 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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$302$257 to $339
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$912 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $537 to $6,457Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $245 to $407
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,188professional $302

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
$354.81
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$251.19
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$478.63
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$724.44
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,456.54
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$575.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$354.81
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$70.79
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$269.15
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$53.70
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$35.48
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$251.19
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$645.65
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,511.89
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$457.09

Where Pennsylvania 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

Pennsylvania· 32nd of 51

$2,490

$302 physician + $2,188 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.