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Sampling Of The Upper Throat To Find A Hidden Cancer

Colorado rates for HCPCS 42806

Takes tissue samples from the area behind the nose, at the top of the throat, when no visible lesion can be seen. Several samples are taken systematically across the area to search for a cancer whose starting point has not been found. It is done when cancer has appeared elsewhere, such as in a neck lymph node, and the source is unknown.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Sampling Of The Upper Throat To Find A Hidden Cancer cost?

$3,236

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $263 to $6,166.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $174 to $8,128Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $132 to $676
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,236professional $251

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,187.76
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$407.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$676.08
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,772.37

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 30.2 times more in Wyoming than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $3,236 · 12th of 50
WY $6,761ND $224

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.