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Nasolabial Fistula Repair

Alaska rates for HCPCS 42260

Surgically closes a nasolabial fistula -- an abnormal opening connecting the nose and the mouth near the upper lip. This is most often needed as a later repair following an earlier cleft lip or palate procedure.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Nasolabial Fistula Repair cost?

$2,754

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,754 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,754 from a physician practice, and about $6,457 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,754$1,259 to $3,548
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,457$4,467 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $14,125Professionalmedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $776 to $4,467
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $6,457professional $2,754

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$23,988.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,511.89
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,803.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,466.84
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,244.36
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,548.13
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$23,988.33
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,786.30
12 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
$346.74
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,238.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,388.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,162.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,238.72
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$891.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,388.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$676.08
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$446.68
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,162.28

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Alaska than in New Jersey. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$2,754

AK $2,754NJ $631

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.