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Nasolabial Fistula Repair

Delaware 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?

$759

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $741 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$741$646 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$1,023 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $871 to $5,248Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,000
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,479professional $741

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
$676.08
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,023.29
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
$331.13
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$645.65

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 43rd of 51

$759

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.