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Palate Lengthening With Pharyngeal Flap

Wyoming rates for HCPCS 42226

Surgery that lengthens the soft palate at the back of the roof of the mouth and attaches a flap of tissue connecting it to the back of the throat. It is used to close the gap between the mouth and nose during speech, most often to correct nasal-sounding speech or air escape after a cleft palate repair or other palate problem.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Palate Lengthening With Pharyngeal Flap cost?

$1,288

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $891 to $3,631.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12,023 · 10th to 90th $5,129 to $18,621Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $851 to $4,365
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $12,023professional $1,288

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,162.28

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

Wyoming· 16th of 51

$1,288

CA $2,512WV $891

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.