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Repair Of A Tear In The Roof Of The Mouth

Utah 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?

$3,876

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,876 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $245 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,631 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$245$186 to $324
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,631$1,000 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $347 to $12,589Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $28 to $389
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $3,631professional $245

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
$346.74
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$478.63
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$331.13
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$17,782.79
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$489.78
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$575.44
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$524.81
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
$154.88
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$302.00

Where Utah 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

Utah· 15th of 51

$3,876

$245 physician + $3,631 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.