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Repair Of A Tear In The Roof Of The Mouth

South Dakota 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?

$2,068

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,068 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,479 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$589$479 to $741
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,479$479 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $372 to $3,090Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $339 to $912
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,479professional $589

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
$323.59
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,454.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$741.31
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,073.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$676.08
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$912.01
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$831.76
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
$109.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$229.09

Where South Dakota 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

South Dakota· 39th of 51

$2,068

$589 physician + $1,479 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.