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Nasolabial Fistula Repair

Montana 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 Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,072 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,072$933 to $1,380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$1,023 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $1,995Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,514
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,175professional $1,072

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$13,803.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,380.38
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,584.89
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,548.82
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$13,803.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,513.56
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
$977.24
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,778.28

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 18th 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.