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Nasolabial Fistula Repair

Colorado 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?

$1,072

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,047 from a physician practice, and about $6,761 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,047$851 to $1,318
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,761$2,692 to $10,233

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $13,804Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $724 to $1,738
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,761professional $1,047

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
$1,659.59
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$977.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$16,218.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,479.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,548.82
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$5,011.87
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,548.82
8 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
$398.11
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$213.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$177.83

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 15th of 51

$1,072

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.