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Biopsy of Upper Throat Behind the Nose

New Jersey rates for HCPCS 42804

This procedure takes a small tissue sample from the upper part of the throat located behind the nose, using an indirect technique such as a small scope or mirror rather than a larger open surgical approach. It is used to investigate symptoms such as nasal blockage, bleeding, or a visible growth in this area. The tissue sample is examined in a laboratory to check for infection, inflammation, or abnormal cells.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Biopsy of Upper Throat Behind the Nose cost?

$2,606

Typical total for the visit. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,606 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $151 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,455 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$151$107 to $191
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,455$1,479 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $933 to $7,413Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $85 to $263
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,455professional $151

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
$2,570.40
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$269.15
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$13,489.63
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$199.53
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
$53.70
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$141.25

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 9.8 times more in Colorado than in North Dakota. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

New Jersey· 11th of 51

$2,606

$151 physician + $2,455 facility

CO $4,589ND $469

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.