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Nasolabial Fistula Repair

Alabama 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?

$977

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $977 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $977 from a physician practice, and about $5,012 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$977$794 to $1,349
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,012$2,188 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $891 to $5,129Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,698
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $5,012professional $977

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
$794.33
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
7 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
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
32 · Mandated service
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 25th of 51

$977

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.