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Nasolabial Fistula Repair

Kentucky 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?

$724

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $708 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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$708$617 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$1,023 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $759 to $8,318Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,047
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $708

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
$645.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,023.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$912.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$144.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$128.82
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$4,897.79
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,073.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$724.44

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 47th of 51

$724

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.